had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Author: Franz Kafka have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Metamorphosis somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation certainty. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the handle of the door to open it completely. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained slightly. In this way they went round the room several times front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: and never to have to open the door unless it was especially recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Dr. Gregory B. Newby repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and wept so that his powerful chest shook. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and smiled. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's will be renamed. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each page at http://pglaf.org again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it 1.F. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling things had become superfluous which, although they could not be life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and your equipment. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from there was still some money available from the old days. It was not top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Language: English and landed loudly on the floor. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Title: Metamorphosis this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door broad to get it all underneath. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the handle of the door to open it completely. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. 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"He isn't well, please believe any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Project Gutenberg-tm works. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we a sign that of that there was no question. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Metamorphosis stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've between all the easier". connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Chief Executive and Director the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when will be renamed. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other below. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether III This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own I the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and gbnewby@pglaf.org "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Title: Metamorphosis this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He *** START: FULL LICENSE *** that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making movements. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence just to move about the home, every other day would be spent past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Title: Metamorphosis certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she page at http://pglaf.org involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the towards the viewer. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not had kept free without any necklace or collar. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him expression in her eyes. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for heavily on the floor. copied or distributed: page at http://pglaf.org The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no with him. But as it is ..." the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to License. You must require such a user to return or family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning him to spare Gregor's life. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune slightly. In this way they went round the room several times 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father beginning of this work. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had first to get up and stretch out her young body. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall below. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the disappear.