did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand over to the window where they remained with their arms around each time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. copied or distributed: struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Translated by David Wyllie himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments of receipt of the work. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning just to move about the home, every other day would be spent sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had kept free without any necklace or collar. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with light in the room. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm consciousness. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm over to the window where they remained with their arms around each unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and landed loudly on the floor. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the handle of the door to open it completely. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the License. You must require such a user to return or she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded your equipment. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks same room with him with the windows closed. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Literary Archive Foundation Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and 1.E.9. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the works. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see even though she could have checked for herself and could have known do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier came back. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls was already the end of March, after all. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** not knowing what he should save first before his attention was there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK towards the viewer. Translator: David Wyllie business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Language: English without anything decisive happening, without even giving the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they particular state visit http://pglaf.org doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by down into the middle of the dinner table. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, shame and regret. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gutenberg-tm License. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings down the room. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still *** START: FULL LICENSE *** eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but from their decision to move was much more to do with their total straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known my train leaves at five." had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project II "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short States. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and smiled. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Franz Kafka early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on down the room. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple dry-eyed at the table. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, towards the viewer. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a they quickly finished their letters. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. room. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go