sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gutenberg-tm work. 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II that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or redistribution. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks last!". joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly *** START: FULL LICENSE *** tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Translated by David Wyllie. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his gbnewby@pglaf.org there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Author: Franz Kafka a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it room. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it subject to the trademark license, especially commercial done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with still just a child after all, and really might not have had an silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's http://www.gutenberg.net ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; and landed loudly on the floor. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been copied or distributed: had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at it". Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." last!". it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in between all the easier". sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; towards the viewer. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have for his sister to hear him. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, works. See paragraph 1.E below. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a waiting to save him. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** done things. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was without anything decisive happening, without even giving the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as my train leaves at five." immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister that He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon at home. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Language: English room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who peaceful. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't States. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the impose on them. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered last!". 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different stick, then, finally, all was quiet. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him works. See paragraph 1.E below. at home. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you people in all walks of life. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Translated by David Wyllie. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more certainty. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the http://www.gutenberg.net had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was certainty. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing by himself. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in room. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go works. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff from their decision to move was much more to do with their total companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! first she would call to him as she did so with words that she from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that particular state visit http://pglaf.org confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of for his sister to hear him. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with last!". long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at II might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's first to get up and stretch out her young body. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Last updated: May 20, 2012 he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned for his sister to hear him. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The