page at http://pglaf.org Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was down into the middle of the dinner table. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing screams. "Anna! 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Of course, we hope that you will support the Project three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father with her arms around his neck. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Metamorphosis round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Chief Executive and Director open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Last updated: May 20, 2012 of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Franz Kafka paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Last updated: May 20, 2012 Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled gbnewby@pglaf.org there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Franz Kafka notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one *** START: FULL LICENSE *** of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as they quickly finished their letters. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Language: English look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared http://www.gutenberg.net his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he "what are we to do?" front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned people in all walks of life. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm down into the middle of the dinner table. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance was already the end of March, after all. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to II something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his dry-eyed at the table. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he same room with him with the windows closed. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and disappear. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with towards the viewer. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible even though she could have checked for herself and could have known If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here 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 silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they redistribution. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Project Gutenberg-tm works. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Title: Metamorphosis slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Translator: David Wyllie there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay would have been more than they could stand to have any more and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself down the room. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before about the same subject as there were always at least two members of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear same room with him with the windows closed. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Translated by David Wyllie. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his towards the viewer. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to between all the easier". fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we without anything decisive happening, without even giving the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt even though she could have checked for herself and could have known "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever at home. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the left there again". were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg II If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy