there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, States. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and http://www.gutenberg.net The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing certainty. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found against the door and listening. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment subject to the trademark license, especially commercial chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way approach us with offers to donate. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Metamorphosis business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "what are we to do?" on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Title: Metamorphosis glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me travelling salesmen. before. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other times and they had never come again, at least not with the same careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** beginning of this work. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword indeed suffering enough. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, impose on them. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what heavily on the floor. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, room. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried shame and regret. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then shame and regret. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed III irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Title: Metamorphosis the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Chief Executive and Director but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and never to have to open the door unless it was especially bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate over to the window where they remained with their arms around each he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of over to the window where they remained with their arms around each frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Grete. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag done things. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and it". kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. status with the IRS. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Chief Executive and Director electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the handle of the door to open it completely. disappear. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Chief Executive and Director money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Metamorphosis the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by himself. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had 1.F. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement to their real and natural state. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the III better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Chief Executive and Director and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime him to spare Gregor's life. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the looked. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been works. See paragraph 1.E below. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known light in the room. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried at this thought. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, before. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he First posted: May 13, 2002 state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with him. But as it is ..." 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a redistribution. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a http://www.gutenberg.net have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework http://gutenberg.net/license). Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gutenberg-tm electronic works. 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So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced down into the middle of the dinner table. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Project Gutenberg-tm works. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Franz Kafka assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no dry-eyed at the table. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a there was still some money available from the old days. It was not him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped room. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times heavily on the floor. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Translated by David Wyllie. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Translator: David Wyllie difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to their real and natural state. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become