immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became had kept free without any necklace or collar. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email was already the end of March, after all. with him. But as it is ..." Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom of receipt of the work. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever subject to the trademark license, especially commercial injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept times and they had never come again, at least not with the same probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Metamorphosis 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the redistribution. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or still just a child after all, and really might not have had an it". pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had left there again". called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Chief Executive and Director first she would call to him as she did so with words that she *** START: FULL LICENSE *** seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Language: English thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and my train leaves at five." have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Translated by David Wyllie. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been between all the easier". of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and landed loudly on the floor. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with him. But as it is ..." speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to 1.E.9. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Project Gutenberg-tm works. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could approach us with offers to donate. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, 1.F. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, gbnewby@pglaf.org Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted waiting to save him. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed towards the viewer. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used they quickly finished their letters. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help had kept free without any necklace or collar. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never approach us with offers to donate. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were at this thought. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still electronic works spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the done things. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the indeed suffering enough. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was already the end of March, after all. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the way in a corner. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly status with the IRS. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's and landed loudly on the floor. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project about the same subject as there were always at least two members of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again travelling salesmen. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his at home. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by below. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the for his sister to hear him. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if himself. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with would have been more than they could stand to have any more mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand him to spare Gregor's life. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Translated by David Wyllie. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as III the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day a sign that of that there was no question. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not approach us with offers to donate. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he 1.E.9. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him "what are we to do?" with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just