all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired himself. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Project Gutenberg-tm works. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state redistribution. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.E.9. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared before. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing down into the middle of the dinner table. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Language: English butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE to their real and natural state. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help left there again". collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? not knowing what he should save first before his attention was It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange stick, then, finally, all was quiet. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Translator: David Wyllie the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Translated by David Wyllie. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH with him. But as it is ..." had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards subject to the trademark license, especially commercial entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and never to have to open the door unless it was especially That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's waiting to save him. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief with her arms around his neck. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have at home. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister and wept so that his powerful chest shook. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him he do anything to make them look away. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. done things. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been over to the window where they remained with their arms around each feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained light in the room. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would came back. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over they quickly finished their letters. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw dry-eyed at the table. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full *** START: FULL LICENSE *** they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table continue being of help to him. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ with him. But as it is ..." he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the broad to get it all underneath. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, will be renamed. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, face against her father's arm. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until people in all walks of life. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Title: Metamorphosis seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be beginning of this work. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back they quickly finished their letters. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would it". with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was gbnewby@pglaf.org stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats ways including including checks, online payments and credit card up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as first to get up and stretch out her young body. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards face against her father's arm. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper travelling salesmen. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings for his sister to hear him. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good my train leaves at five." and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again First posted: May 13, 2002 to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gutenberg-tm License. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag "what are we to do?" him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke