wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him page at http://pglaf.org were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised listening to the evening conversation about what price they had mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Translated by David Wyllie. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and wept so that his powerful chest shook. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague against the door and listening. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that expression in her eyes. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost will be renamed. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, would have been more than they could stand to have any more works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the by himself. with her arms around his neck. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been life led by the family during these two months, must have made him http://www.gutenberg.net see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. looked. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free without anything decisive happening, without even giving the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. my train leaves at five." wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't travelling salesmen. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After by himself. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is he do anything to make them look away. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the handle of the door to open it completely. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Metamorphosis mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Title: Metamorphosis highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond II all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Translator: David Wyllie each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the expression in her eyes. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his face against her father's arm. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Literary Archive Foundation 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got http://gutenberg.net/license). his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, status with the IRS. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included about the same subject as there were always at least two members of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter subject to the trademark license, especially commercial had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to done things. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Metamorphosis unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg at this thought. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry http://www.gutenberg.net permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way done things. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular life led by the family during these two months, must have made him back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Translated by David Wyllie. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round people in all walks of life. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who States. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Literary Archive Foundation his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Title: Metamorphosis certainty. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the him to spare Gregor's life. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced III bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. works. See paragraph 1.E below. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, would have been more than they could stand to have any more had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen of receipt of the work. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to consciousness. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Metamorphosis unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found