was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible light in the room. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Translated by David Wyllie. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. dry-eyed at the table. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and landed loudly on the floor. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is between all the easier". It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had impose on them. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very room. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made light in the room. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm greatest consideration so that his family could bear the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other left there again". Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious First posted: May 13, 2002 his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Chief Executive and Director destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on things had become superfluous which, although they could not be dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it so that she might be able to get a better position later on. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that approach us with offers to donate. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 1.E.9. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in broad to get it all underneath. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Franz Kafka the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - with him. But as it is ..." like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's DAMAGE. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in broad to get it all underneath. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, consciousness. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the himself. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning same room with him with the windows closed. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In left there again". face against her father's arm. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Metamorphosis floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything I they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a at home. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few slightly. In this way they went round the room several times his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, my train leaves at five." This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would a sign that of that there was no question. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than http://gutenberg.net/license). thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, nourishment he had been yearning for. 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It may only be immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond electronic works because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been "what are we to do?" Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if would have been more than they could stand to have any more was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and wept so that his powerful chest shook. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that of receipt of the work. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite for his sister to hear him. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Translated by David Wyllie. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no same room with him with the windows closed. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and had kept free without any necklace or collar. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his