only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and smiled. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the waiting to save him. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Title: Metamorphosis I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the dry-eyed at the table. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one peaceful. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain peaceful. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching beginning of this work. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the way in a corner. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move light in the room. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family waiting to save him. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. gbnewby@pglaf.org grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight not knowing what he should save first before his attention was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it same room with him with the windows closed. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it he do anything to make them look away. people in all walks of life. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Literary Archive Foundation he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. my train leaves at five." to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a from their decision to move was much more to do with their total chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother http://www.gutenberg.net I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without was not a loss but a great advantage. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the works. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating DAMAGE. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Language: English only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all 1.E.9. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so First posted: May 13, 2002 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, room. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Translator: David Wyllie had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Literary Archive Foundation his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE by himself. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and it". finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a approach us with offers to donate. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Project Gutenberg-tm works. indeed suffering enough. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped shame and regret. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Chief Executive and Director to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of redistribution. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Title: Metamorphosis and smiled. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived below. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, down into the middle of the dinner table. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and http://www.gutenberg.net does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore people in all walks of life. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the indeed suffering enough. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about again from outside. 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