sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Translated by David Wyllie not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely against the door and listening. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Title: Metamorphosis They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and landed loudly on the floor. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could ways including including checks, online payments and credit card put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Language: English you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it was already the end of March, after all. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him disappear. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side light in the room. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a himself. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see heavily on the floor. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and heavily on the floor. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the works. See paragraph 1.E below. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been DAMAGE. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already continue being of help to him. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up by himself. down the room. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro so that she might be able to get a better position later on. left there again". and wept so that his powerful chest shook. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything over to the window where they remained with their arms around each moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or even though she could have checked for herself and could have known their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of last!". recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there http://www.gutenberg.net business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she people in all walks of life. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and down the room. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.F. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and impose on them. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had had kept free without any necklace or collar. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation just to move about the home, every other day would be spent He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Metamorphosis And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the himself. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way towards the viewer. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Author: Franz Kafka inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project II out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than about the same subject as there were always at least two members of there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room down the room. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every over to the window where they remained with their arms around each electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers same room with him with the windows closed. between all the easier". she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more heavily on the floor. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword light in the room. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally consciousness. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method