find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but III amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed subject to the trademark license, especially commercial with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding at this thought. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. done things. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would had kept free without any necklace or collar. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment they quickly finished their letters. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and landed loudly on the floor. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and looked. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but looked. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked with her arms around his neck. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, first to get up and stretch out her young body. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm differently from before. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was at this thought. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was travelling salesmen. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and never to have to open the door unless it was especially regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a that array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before things had become superfluous which, although they could not be gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Translator: David Wyllie unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being life led by the family during these two months, must have made him "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock came back. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging your equipment. and smiled. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing down into the middle of the dinner table. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside dry-eyed at the table. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking not knowing what he should save first before his attention was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had between all the easier". knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again not knowing what he should save first before his attention was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes they quickly finished their letters. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. waiting to save him. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her copied or distributed: coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, expression in her eyes. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to heavily on the floor. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much 1.E.9. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living there was still some money available from the old days. It was not electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - II the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Franz Kafka forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Translated by David Wyllie. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a by himself. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and never to have to open the door unless it was especially a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "what are we to do?" Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Title: Metamorphosis hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door by himself. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel down the room. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy License. You must require such a user to return or only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his will be renamed. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he looked. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many