even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round particular state visit http://pglaf.org few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Translated by David Wyllie Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. works. See paragraph 1.E below. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Author: Franz Kafka idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his same room with him with the windows closed. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Chief Executive and Director press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her http://www.gutenberg.net http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk particular state visit http://pglaf.org the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. down into the middle of the dinner table. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Author: Franz Kafka screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all *** START: FULL LICENSE *** This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with before. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any beginning of this work. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I redistribution. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be that business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak just to move about the home, every other day would be spent somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ electronic works all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and never to have to open the door unless it was especially would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on III home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Translated by David Wyllie Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then continue being of help to him. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly down into the middle of the dinner table. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Grete. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and smiled. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours he do anything to make them look away. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the handle of the door to open it completely. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), II used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 1.F. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from about the same subject as there were always at least two members of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her came back. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be States. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Translated by David Wyllie than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Translated by David Wyllie. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of at home. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, they quickly finished their letters. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. waiting to save him. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might *** START: FULL LICENSE *** nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Metamorphosis recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the handle of the door to open it completely. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He a sign that of that there was no question. consciousness. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should differently from before. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room not knowing what he should save first before his attention was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, 1.E.9. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag subject to the trademark license, especially commercial him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different and smiled. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he