No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation works. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room certainty. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped before. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for not knowing what he should save first before his attention was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the way in a corner. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little face against her father's arm. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Translated by David Wyllie. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Metamorphosis serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the by himself. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty heavily on the floor. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** works. See paragraph 1.E below. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. 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We do not solicit donations in locations with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned times and they had never come again, at least not with the same after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even consciousness. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being dry-eyed at the table. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work http://gutenberg.net/license). almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite times and they had never come again, at least not with the same frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net http://www.gutenberg.net to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling down the room. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the before. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the state couldn't get into that position. 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The even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and people in all walks of life. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? 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Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself left there again". stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a shame and regret. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming broad to get it all underneath. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into first she would call to him as she did so with words that she slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had face against her father's arm. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had certainty. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained without anything decisive happening, without even giving the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the way in a corner. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Franz Kafka meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by heavily on the floor. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear still just a child after all, and really might not have had an slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of was not a loss but a great advantage. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email he do anything to make them look away. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects towards the viewer. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any License. You must require such a user to return or even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the below. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. that part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the beginning of this work. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then beginning of this work. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did impose on them. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, will be renamed. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a *** START: FULL LICENSE *** while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor times and they had never come again, at least not with the same speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes waiting to save him. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt