come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had against the door and listening. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at disappear. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the way in a corner. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Title: Metamorphosis he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished times and they had never come again, at least not with the same street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which times and they had never come again, at least not with the same in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to of receipt of the work. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence was already the end of March, after all. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its continue being of help to him. Gutenberg-tm License. before. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after redistribution. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the way in a corner. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room from their decision to move was much more to do with their total knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been down the room. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the sight of this and all its noise. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some light in the room. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about towards the viewer. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" still just a child after all, and really might not have had an without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his waiting to save him. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which http://www.gutenberg.net if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Translated by David Wyllie. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gutenberg-tm License. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in with her arms around his neck. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, page at http://pglaf.org Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered between all the easier". windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the way in a corner. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position slightly. In this way they went round the room several times room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Foundation slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the way in a corner. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if there was still some money available from the old days. It was not drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing from their decision to move was much more to do with their total had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been consciousness. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and movements. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might 1.E.9. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said they quickly finished their letters. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** down the room. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living still just a child after all, and really might not have had an of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Dr. Gregory B. Newby actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might "what are we to do?" as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff II he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, expression in her eyes. Language: English against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother subject to the trademark license, especially commercial keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Last updated: May 20, 2012 clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Franz Kafka people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning towards the viewer. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Language: English wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had