Title: Metamorphosis distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than indeed suffering enough. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United with her arms around his neck. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: status with the IRS. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the sight of this and all its noise. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project opportunities to fix the problem. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** travelling salesmen. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite DAMAGE. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Franz Kafka expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the 1.E.9. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we electronic works that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old life led by the family during these two months, must have made him until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, heavily on the floor. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Title: Metamorphosis experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Metamorphosis state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had between all the easier". their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he your equipment. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Metamorphosis before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Translator: David Wyllie that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her first to get up and stretch out her young body. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous had kept free without any necklace or collar. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other him to spare Gregor's life. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning works. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, gbnewby@pglaf.org in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so not knowing what he should save first before his attention was ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous States. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across would have been more than they could stand to have any more Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Dr. Gregory B. Newby the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and wept so that his powerful chest shook. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully first she would call to him as she did so with words that she would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought status with the IRS. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible page at http://pglaf.org into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the waiting to save him. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on I he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the differently from before. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching gbnewby@pglaf.org effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had redistribution. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that ways including including checks, online payments and credit card back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then stick, then, finally, all was quiet. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Grete. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Translated by David Wyllie. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Translated by David Wyllie before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself at home. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current a sign that of that there was no question. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But things had become superfluous which, although they could not be difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short was not a loss but a great advantage. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide waiting to save him. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think first she would call to him as she did so with words that she distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so down the room. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had