Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the way in a corner. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was before. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. 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Mrs. Samsa made a they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the sight of this and all its noise. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg-tm License. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with things had become superfluous which, although they could not be He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Chief Executive and Director the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up States. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived listening to the evening conversation about what price they had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed over to the window where they remained with their arms around each more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this ways including including checks, online payments and credit card would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or certainty. broad to get it all underneath. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God I than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and particular state visit http://pglaf.org landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Translator: David Wyllie the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Language: English again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Translated by David Wyllie. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Translator: David Wyllie there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it last!". sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they expression in her eyes. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." disappear. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. status with the IRS. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as him to spare Gregor's life. of receipt of the work. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room between all the easier". (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he light in the room. that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and landed loudly on the floor. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Franz Kafka that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. shame and regret. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Grete. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at even though she could have checked for herself and could have known being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room 1.E.9. indeed suffering enough. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and first to get up and stretch out her young body. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after II works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Title: Metamorphosis unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel at home. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many even though she could have checked for herself and could have known home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing had kept free without any necklace or collar. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the same room with him with the windows closed. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say would have been more than they could stand to have any more now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, expression in her eyes. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Metamorphosis completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many subject to the trademark license, especially commercial to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Translated by David Wyllie. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been against the door and listening. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by indeed suffering enough. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down disappear. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous