was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would my train leaves at five." and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and landed loudly on the floor. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Translated by David Wyllie. first to get up and stretch out her young body. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her last!". the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any down the room. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Metamorphosis "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she there was still some money available from the old days. It was not while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. for his sister to hear him. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest life led by the family during these two months, must have made him windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, and smiled. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to they quickly finished their letters. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more against the door and listening. travelling salesmen. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's had kept free without any necklace or collar. http://www.gutenberg.net improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Grete. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this heavily on the floor. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came just to move about the home, every other day would be spent walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked gbnewby@pglaf.org does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, down into the middle of the dinner table. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently over to the window where they remained with their arms around each that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily from their decision to move was much more to do with their total a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very copied or distributed: you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in License. You must require such a user to return or corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor copied or distributed: donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Translator: David Wyllie and landed loudly on the floor. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR disappear. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his 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 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When status with the IRS. same room with him with the windows closed. last!". uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the down the room. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that not knowing what he should save first before his attention was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was at home. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the handle of the door to open it completely. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the my train leaves at five." "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - status with the IRS. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. shame and regret. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was was not a loss but a great advantage. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his opportunities to fix the problem. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the before. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he License. You must require such a user to return or door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to looked. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "what are we to do?" so that she might be able to get a better position later on. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Language: English Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Literary Archive Foundation of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown particular state visit http://pglaf.org thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding below. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's