benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family light in the room. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by first to get up and stretch out her young body. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current he do anything to make them look away. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to their real and natural state. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned there was still some money available from the old days. It was not even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took will be renamed. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Author: Franz Kafka crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out same room with him with the windows closed. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Translated by David Wyllie charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you down into the middle of the dinner table. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer would have been more than they could stand to have any more (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room http://www.gutenberg.net should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting for his sister to hear him. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current left there again". amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk things had become superfluous which, although they could not be her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. beginning of this work. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered life led by the family during these two months, must have made him pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions not knowing what he should save first before his attention was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the came back. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in a sign that of that there was no question. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is approach us with offers to donate. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the was already the end of March, after all. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood light in the room. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my light in the room. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her below. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break For additional contact information: things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the handle of the door to open it completely. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with II II furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever 1.E.9. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to movements. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday same room with him with the windows closed. to their real and natural state. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the he do anything to make them look away. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Project Gutenberg-tm works. towards the viewer. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance he do anything to make them look away. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that done things. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their gbnewby@pglaf.org chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the 1.E.9. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now "what are we to do?" from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic III her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Title: Metamorphosis They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in shame and regret. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. last!". shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide still just a child after all, and really might not have had an "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he broad to get it all underneath. for his sister to hear him. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall would have been more than they could stand to have any more simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the it". "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated and never to have to open the door unless it was especially about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door at this thought. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact shame and regret. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel *** START: FULL LICENSE *** morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." 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It was entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Translated by David Wyllie. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at strict with him. 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Donations are accepted in a number of other becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: