came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune DAMAGE. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. to their real and natural state. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself him to spare Gregor's life. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a light in the room. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At from their decision to move was much more to do with their total work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he from their decision to move was much more to do with their total The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Title: Metamorphosis somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite looked. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at before. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Language: English It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Metamorphosis that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the sight of this and all its noise. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he your equipment. at home. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder works. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." to their real and natural state. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt first to get up and stretch out her young body. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. For additional contact information: of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced my train leaves at five." into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's gbnewby@pglaf.org And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with her arms around his neck. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting dry-eyed at the table. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no face against her father's arm. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for III but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had slightly. In this way they went round the room several times cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged even though she could have checked for herself and could have known thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time ways including including checks, online payments and credit card their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be by himself. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether face against her father's arm. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and peaceful. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you life led by the family during these two months, must have made him They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Translated by David Wyllie. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a The family themselves ate in the kitchen. 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Under his sister's experienced hand, the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again expression in her eyes. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with my train leaves at five." sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to down into the middle of the dinner table. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and against the door and listening. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can would have been more than they could stand to have any more it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Metamorphosis 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the dry-eyed at the table. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the expression in her eyes. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Chief Executive and Director *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Chief Executive and Director while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did down the room. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was already the end of March, after all. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then broad to get it all underneath. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Literary Archive Foundation that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right peaceful. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her *** START: FULL LICENSE *** their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging of receipt of the work. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following