around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving face against her father's arm. certainty. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where he do anything to make them look away. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until http://www.gutenberg.net - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and landed loudly on the floor. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like III If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was consciousness. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, http://gutenberg.net/license). It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" had kept free without any necklace or collar. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Title: Metamorphosis simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently listening to the evening conversation about what price they had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but indeed suffering enough. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit redistribution. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation expression in her eyes. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from will be renamed. http://gutenberg.net/license). while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other heavily on the floor. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the was already the end of March, after all. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a would have been more than they could stand to have any more face against her father's arm. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her consciousness. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination he do anything to make them look away. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking at home. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention him to spare Gregor's life. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy last!". smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project redistribution. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, I bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his him to spare Gregor's life. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were heavily on the floor. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that I had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He 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 times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to 1.F. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite first to get up and stretch out her young body. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Franz Kafka So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly States. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his down into the middle of the dinner table. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self life led by the family during these two months, must have made him chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you down the room. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I peaceful. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Franz Kafka after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless at home. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour that Title: Metamorphosis business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions by himself. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; so that she might be able to get a better position later on. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview