oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the handle of the door to open it completely. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all of receipt of the work. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply for his sister to hear him. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would gbnewby@pglaf.org LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email of receipt of the work. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not there was still some money available from the old days. It was not dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his page at http://pglaf.org bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the II naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; between all the easier". better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also there was still some money available from the old days. It was not thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had things had become superfluous which, although they could not be sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Translated by David Wyllie his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do *** START: FULL LICENSE *** themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the License. You must require such a user to return or listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this redistribution. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen http://www.gutenberg.net round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself differently from before. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought life led by the family during these two months, must have made him he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table with him. But as it is ..." made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the opportunities to fix the problem. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he left there again". benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; with him. But as it is ..." posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond life led by the family during these two months, must have made him The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Translated by David Wyllie entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered 1.E.9. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit by himself. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do below. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you over to the window where they remained with their arms around each He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round II she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at came back. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone it". look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the continue being of help to him. it". actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the particular state visit http://pglaf.org a sign that of that there was no question. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of for his sister to hear him. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had slightly. In this way they went round the room several times floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages particular state visit http://pglaf.org used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his it". Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as came back. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father with her arms around his neck. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the way in a corner. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Translated by David Wyllie better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had between all the easier". before. light in the room. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to For additional contact information: hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's done things. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible