nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the looked. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd room. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making 1.E.9. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it just to move about the home, every other day would be spent somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was already the end of March, after all. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do I door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but that door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, certainty. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Title: Metamorphosis had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door looked. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the http://gutenberg.net/license). out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight beginning of this work. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the way in a corner. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the travelling salesmen. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been License. You must require such a user to return or forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, impose on them. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that travelling salesmen. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was opportunities to fix the problem. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it gbnewby@pglaf.org walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown just to move about the home, every other day would be spent It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's things had become superfluous which, although they could not be quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." gbnewby@pglaf.org example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the would have been more than they could stand to have any more anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the down the room. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. status with the IRS. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to their real and natural state. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then would have been more than they could stand to have any more Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Title: Metamorphosis suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the people in all walks of life. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. status with the IRS. against the door and listening. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to continue being of help to him. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in looked. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Translator: David Wyllie each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore 1.F. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father was not a loss but a great advantage. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Language: English people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his they quickly finished their letters. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Franz Kafka and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The first she would call to him as she did so with words that she better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said