think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut light in the room. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their down into the middle of the dinner table. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had your equipment. light in the room. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Language: English and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There just to move about the home, every other day would be spent hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other first to get up and stretch out her young body. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. travelling salesmen. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still DAMAGE. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his certainty. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After movements. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room greatest consideration so that his family could bear the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included at home. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk for his sister to hear him. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move For additional contact information: special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for there was still some money available from the old days. It was not ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but without anything decisive happening, without even giving the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my face against her father's arm. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and a sign that of that there was no question. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom before. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one redistribution. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Language: English speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Metamorphosis improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness ways including including checks, online payments and credit card ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging movements. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still status with the IRS. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "what are we to do?" thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and wept so that his powerful chest shook. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague of receipt of the work. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gutenberg-tm License. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it 1.F. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed will be renamed. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Project Gutenberg-tm works. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See at home. approach us with offers to donate. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living copied or distributed: in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have gbnewby@pglaf.org Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously it". what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the handle of the door to open it completely. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this even though she could have checked for herself and could have known darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest listening to the evening conversation about what price they had unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His they quickly finished their letters. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been of receipt of the work. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Translated by David Wyllie. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and never to have to open the door unless it was especially to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying even though she could have checked for herself and could have known He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with from their decision to move was much more to do with their total and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Title: Metamorphosis found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Franz Kafka help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists First posted: May 13, 2002 things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Author: Franz Kafka while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to a sign that of that there was no question. left there again". provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was electronic works they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "what are we to do?" with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net *** START: FULL LICENSE *** spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, III if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Literary Archive Foundation one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her about the same subject as there were always at least two members of 1.E.3. 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Gregor was extremely While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all page at http://pglaf.org it". father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works