the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her below. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the way in a corner. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt impose on them. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little even though she could have checked for herself and could have known request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had disappear. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise States. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness certainty. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg was already the end of March, after all. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally 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 them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm heavily on the floor. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Translated by David Wyllie left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Chief Executive and Director some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to their real and natural state. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or without anything decisive happening, without even giving the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned impose on them. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room without anything decisive happening, without even giving the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing people in all walks of life. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure light in the room. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to 1.F. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", subject to the trademark license, especially commercial his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed slightly. In this way they went round the room several times lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would License. You must require such a user to return or keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to fees. 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It showed something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone down into the middle of the dinner table. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about expression in her eyes. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He *** START: FULL LICENSE *** beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution light in the room. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his room. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the sight of this and all its noise. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. peaceful. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible by himself. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Literary Archive Foundation chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. electronic works open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Title: Metamorphosis idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm against the door and listening. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Grete. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for room. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Translated by David Wyllie. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to their real and natural state. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the approach us with offers to donate. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative certainty. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project had kept free without any necklace or collar. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a with him. But as it is ..." 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. 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He could emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed For additional contact information: before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the