- You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out works. See paragraph 1.E below. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm first she would call to him as she did so with words that she been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was gbnewby@pglaf.org clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared disappear. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers will be renamed. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages States. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to will be renamed. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while a sign that of that there was no question. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not first she would call to him as she did so with words that she with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old not knowing what he should save first before his attention was sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Translated by David Wyllie. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who expression in her eyes. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Language: English devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was it". so that she might be able to get a better position later on. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his shame and regret. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Translator: David Wyllie then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing had kept free without any necklace or collar. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. electronic works a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Translated by David Wyllie eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied License. You must require such a user to return or distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Translated by David Wyllie. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. below. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being down into the middle of the dinner table. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. with her arms around his neck. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister about the same subject as there were always at least two members of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was http://gutenberg.net/license). 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across shame and regret. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "what are we to do?" drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Translated by David Wyllie. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged had kept free without any necklace or collar. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the expression in her eyes. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware electronic works the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that I staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is they quickly finished their letters. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm life led by the family during these two months, must have made him shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." over to the window where they remained with their arms around each cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Translator: David Wyllie choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from works. See paragraph 1.E below. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to expression in her eyes. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Foundation you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if last!". way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible it". even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly ways including including checks, online payments and credit card this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes people in all walks of life. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while consciousness. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with License. You must require such a user to return or to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about