thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the left there again". before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he your equipment. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Translated by David Wyllie be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project opportunities to fix the problem. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that was already the end of March, after all. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father 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 works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.F. gbnewby@pglaf.org chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Franz Kafka as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand heavily on the floor. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her particular state visit http://pglaf.org instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously with her arms around his neck. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living had kept free without any necklace or collar. done things. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or travelling salesmen. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Translator: David Wyllie keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was light in the room. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At between all the easier". But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking towards the viewer. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email DAMAGE. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family for his sister to hear him. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of down into the middle of the dinner table. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel stick, then, finally, all was quiet. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed not knowing what he should save first before his attention was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Metamorphosis people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Translated by David Wyllie. people in all walks of life. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. last!". his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works stick, then, finally, all was quiet. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do at home. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the way in a corner. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the License. You must require such a user to return or seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like below. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, room. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a peace I get in my old age!" 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So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Title: Metamorphosis To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen works. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at differently from before. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to expression in her eyes. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto even though she could have checked for herself and could have known If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by http://www.gutenberg.net should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Translated by David Wyllie mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Project Gutenberg-tm works. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room http://gutenberg.net/license). office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile.