and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then first to get up and stretch out her young body. was not a loss but a great advantage. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally still just a child after all, and really might not have had an family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their States. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that things had become superfluous which, although they could not be everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the handle of the door to open it completely. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Chief Executive and Director probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Title: Metamorphosis out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music License. You must require such a user to return or they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Dr. Gregory B. Newby nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no First posted: May 13, 2002 to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to their real and natural state. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps 1.E.9. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you disappear. was already the end of March, after all. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found things had become superfluous which, although they could not be keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm License. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; For additional contact information: boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! works. See paragraph 1.E below. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself at this thought. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance redistribution. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but II where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Franz Kafka and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her with him. But as it is ..." part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender electronic works amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found particular state visit http://pglaf.org that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced For additional contact information: bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally superior even here. 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You must require such a user to return or broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that copied or distributed: unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of For additional contact information: with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. 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Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation broad to get it all underneath. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to their real and natural state. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as gbnewby@pglaf.org heavily on the floor. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their still just a child after all, and really might not have had an able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise status with the IRS. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or couch. 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Of course, we hope that you will support the Project lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and landed loudly on the floor. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight particular state visit http://pglaf.org prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing that it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, of receipt of the work. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, impose on them. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't movements. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper your equipment. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method without anything decisive happening, without even giving the impose on them. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous subject to the trademark license, especially commercial although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing particular state visit http://pglaf.org the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the page at http://pglaf.org his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling works. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Translator: David Wyllie that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, page at http://pglaf.org still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the way in a corner. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew I they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's things had become superfluous which, although they could not be been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Translated by David Wyllie. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Title: Metamorphosis hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time