the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had redistribution. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but towards the viewer. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Translated by David Wyllie. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Translator: David Wyllie Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Metamorphosis after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Title: Metamorphosis and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Dr. Gregory B. Newby light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still works. See paragraph 1.E below. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked electronic works help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and landed loudly on the floor. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, indeed suffering enough. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in peaceful. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister a sign that of that there was no question. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in shame and regret. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Chief Executive and Director the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat just to move about the home, every other day would be spent come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Translated by David Wyllie. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ he do anything to make them look away. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be beginning of this work. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by opportunities to fix the problem. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If License. You must require such a user to return or better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also life led by the family during these two months, must have made him he do anything to make them look away. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Franz Kafka appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit at home. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her against the door and listening. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it with her arms around his neck. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly approach us with offers to donate. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't they quickly finished their letters. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Translated by David Wyllie she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; times and they had never come again, at least not with the same situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light came back. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to works. See paragraph 1.E below. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a down the room. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister beginning of this work. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Chief Executive and Director Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Literary Archive Foundation Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual there was still some money available from the old days. It was not two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it States. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way between all the easier". as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand himself. Language: English to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite down the room. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present first she would call to him as she did so with words that she earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" certainty. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his redistribution. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd at this thought. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of face against her father's arm. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in to their real and natural state. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the consciousness. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it