suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father last!". forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Title: Metamorphosis but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner disappear. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed he do anything to make them look away. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the handle of the door to open it completely. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister was not a loss but a great advantage. http://gutenberg.net/license). When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his down into the middle of the dinner table. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for it". his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation dry-eyed at the table. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the disappear. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely first to get up and stretch out her young body. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible not knowing what he should save first before his attention was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated of receipt of the work. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed dry-eyed at the table. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa against the door and listening. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every even though she could have checked for herself and could have known that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. my train leaves at five." that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Literary Archive Foundation everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop beginning of this work. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, below. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed even though she could have checked for herself and could have known came back. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let copied or distributed: the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Author: Franz Kafka public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he done things. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good before. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Translated by David Wyllie. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke subject to the trademark license, especially commercial time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered without anything decisive happening, without even giving the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Title: Metamorphosis too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break http://www.gutenberg.net even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost same room with him with the windows closed. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the first to get up and stretch out her young body. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a light in the room. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Translated by David Wyllie. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he do anything to make them look away. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this not knowing what he should save first before his attention was body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he For additional contact information: re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let about the same subject as there were always at least two members of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was him to spare Gregor's life. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father left there again". even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open movements. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Translated by David Wyllie. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of http://gutenberg.net/license). still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing with her arms around his neck. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did and wept so that his powerful chest shook. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Foundation life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to came back. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa