Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, it". whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his shame and regret. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. for his sister to hear him. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no face against her father's arm. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, by himself. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if peaceful. movements. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel with her arms around his neck. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space about the same subject as there were always at least two members of with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Last updated: May 20, 2012 It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Chief Executive and Director feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them looked. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of light in the room. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the handle of the door to open it completely. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot people in all walks of life. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away just to move about the home, every other day would be spent was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak even though she could have checked for herself and could have known very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost License. You must require such a user to return or startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with her arms around his neck. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to same room with him with the windows closed. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Author: Franz Kafka No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones 1.F.4. 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She calmly prepared could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had came back. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived last!". furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: done things. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the way in a corner. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the certainty. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready redistribution. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like first she would call to him as she did so with words that she cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the sight of this and all its noise. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived III 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to gbnewby@pglaf.org "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner III now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and landed loudly on the floor. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his redistribution. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect electronic works sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Project Gutenberg-tm works. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her face against her father's arm. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Grete. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I III bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Last updated: May 20, 2012 on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the page at http://pglaf.org in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Translator: David Wyllie your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any at home. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right life led by the family during these two months, must have made him almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gutenberg-tm License. travelling salesmen. first to get up and stretch out her young body. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the sight of this and all its noise. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he "what are we to do?" provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about greatest consideration so that his family could bear the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to States. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw ways including including checks, online payments and credit card boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used with him. But as it is ..." impose on them. indeed suffering enough. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to their real and natural state. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in disappear. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide will be renamed. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really continue being of help to him. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any life led by the family during these two months, must have made him day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to For additional contact information: made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right http://gutenberg.net/license). as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to