Author: Franz Kafka License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? for his sister to hear him. himself. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this him to spare Gregor's life. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any certainty. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Foundation highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared down into the middle of the dinner table. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when stick, then, finally, all was quiet. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or had kept free without any necklace or collar. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread they quickly finished their letters. Translated by David Wyllie. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest First posted: May 13, 2002 although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Author: Franz Kafka nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the For additional contact information: all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father approach us with offers to donate. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and landed loudly on the floor. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of at home. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; status with the IRS. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Author: Franz Kafka of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, travelling salesmen. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about was already the end of March, after all. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded particular state visit http://pglaf.org refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his himself. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would even though she could have checked for herself and could have known saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had broad to get it all underneath. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate with her arms around his neck. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He times and they had never come again, at least not with the same friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning works. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister 1.F. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Author: Franz Kafka driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, status with the IRS. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or *** START: FULL LICENSE *** him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the heavily on the floor. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force works. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and certainty. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, light in the room. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he status with the IRS. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be they quickly finished their letters. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's certainty. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing movements. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that so that she might be able to get a better position later on. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father beginning of this work. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's against the door and listening. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project himself. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been disappear. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals it". door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned impose on them. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or even though she could have checked for herself and could have known else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and smiled. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his was already the end of March, after all. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the works. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would have been more than they could stand to have any more better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned works. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at *** START: FULL LICENSE *** understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her about the same subject as there were always at least two members of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw light in the room. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing