until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Chief Executive and Director understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before movements. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without First posted: May 13, 2002 listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Translator: David Wyllie Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round beginning of this work. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest even though she could have checked for herself and could have known would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go himself. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day indeed suffering enough. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would differently from before. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through first to get up and stretch out her young body. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm works. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Translator: David Wyllie the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. below. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Translated by David Wyllie. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it himself. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than he do anything to make them look away. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, continue being of help to him. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; beginning of this work. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal was not a loss but a great advantage. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall towards the viewer. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was expression in her eyes. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared listening to the evening conversation about what price they had unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. waiting to save him. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known http://www.gutenberg.net than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father continue being of help to him. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", himself. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they States. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his First posted: May 13, 2002 almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" was already the end of March, after all. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Translator: David Wyllie speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with face against her father's arm. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the gbnewby@pglaf.org the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" will be renamed. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again left there again". the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do gbnewby@pglaf.org hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Literary Archive Foundation on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not consciousness. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the down into the middle of the dinner table. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Project Gutenberg-tm works. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in License. You must require such a user to return or goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no waiting to save him. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his copied or distributed: come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Foundation bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a DAMAGE. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no copied or distributed: sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried would have been more than they could stand to have any more had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the sight of this and all its noise. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Literary Archive Foundation state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day impose on them. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Language: English had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings listening to the evening conversation about what price they had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully things had become superfluous which, although they could not be even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known works. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all 1.E.9. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he