be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing For additional contact information: She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Author: Franz Kafka remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka still just a child after all, and really might not have had an difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Franz Kafka work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It first she would call to him as she did so with words that she *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Foundation of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible approach us with offers to donate. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place my train leaves at five." quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible himself. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest works. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked certainty. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, http://www.gutenberg.net one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and landed loudly on the floor. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the was not a loss but a great advantage. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project below. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. would have been more than they could stand to have any more with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Translator: David Wyllie turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him differently from before. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the DAMAGE. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Translated by David Wyllie. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was that had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a down into the middle of the dinner table. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the light in the room. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply page at http://pglaf.org where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in impose on them. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware differently from before. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be License. You must require such a user to return or backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it certainty. waiting to save him. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Grete. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling will be renamed. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God light in the room. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Translator: David Wyllie with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I movements. by himself. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across not knowing what he should save first before his attention was disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the redistribution. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt dry-eyed at the table. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and between all the easier". though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Literary Archive Foundation can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall life led by the family during these two months, must have made him as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gutenberg-tm License. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to redistribution. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully towards the viewer. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his consciousness. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with expression in her eyes. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. 1.F.4. 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Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at DAMAGE. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from *** START: FULL LICENSE *** word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Translated by David Wyllie. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly impose on them. opportunities to fix the problem. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a they quickly finished their letters. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their with her arms around his neck. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards there was still some money available from the old days. It was not one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would continue being of help to him. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the I business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you to their real and natural state. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Project Gutenberg-tm works. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to http://gutenberg.net/license). found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, with him. But as it is ..." with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it