doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at that Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the sight of this and all its noise. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. beginning of this work. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared below. status with the IRS. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Language: English went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the works. See paragraph 1.E below. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to dry-eyed at the table. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would left there again". hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Last updated: May 20, 2012 returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Translated by David Wyllie. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's down into the middle of the dinner table. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, http://gutenberg.net/license). glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Last updated: May 20, 2012 and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees he do anything to make them look away. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with electronic works would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from continue being of help to him. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a across Gregor's room. 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This is what instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement would have been more than they could stand to have any more things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived will be renamed. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear ways including including checks, online payments and credit card The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Dr. Gregory B. Newby research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Author: Franz Kafka any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his http://www.gutenberg.net there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once people in all walks of life. last!". to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy II have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought done things. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner about the same subject as there were always at least two members of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. your written explanation. 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So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Foundation Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his came back. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at not knowing what he should save first before his attention was already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. with him. But as it is ..." and landed loudly on the floor. between all the easier". you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Foundation He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present slightly. In this way they went round the room several times The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever First posted: May 13, 2002 remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then expression in her eyes. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their peaceful. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and "what are we to do?" to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Translated by David Wyllie. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Translator: David Wyllie They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's dry-eyed at the table. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in down into the middle of the dinner table. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only gbnewby@pglaf.org breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would between all the easier". removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the way in a corner. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop of receipt of the work. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully that they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the way in a corner. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her opportunities to fix the problem. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Dr. Gregory B. Newby open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were movements. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and certainty. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in