uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at at home. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they will be renamed. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the between all the easier". would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear my train leaves at five." thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. 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 Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works impose on them. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after at home. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain http://www.gutenberg.net It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Literary Archive Foundation to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be dry-eyed at the table. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Translated by David Wyllie Translated by David Wyllie. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall I staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women at home. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked broad to get it all underneath. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the III stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no particular state visit http://pglaf.org as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his with him. But as it is ..." immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project consciousness. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Chief Executive and Director calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as down the room. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so status with the IRS. page at http://pglaf.org he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! 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If Gregor had only of receipt of the work. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm License. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become redistribution. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be things had become superfluous which, although they could not be money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the towards the viewer. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation ways including including checks, online payments and credit card sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their against the door and listening. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the a sign that of that there was no question. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project people in all walks of life. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did and smiled. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a will be renamed. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming first to get up and stretch out her young body. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime for his sister to hear him. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and wept so that his powerful chest shook. works. See paragraph 1.E below. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, before. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO your equipment. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with License. You must require such a user to return or to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. broad to get it all underneath. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Translator: David Wyllie a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money slightly. In this way they went round the room several times below. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Translated by David Wyllie. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Metamorphosis courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was of receipt of the work. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. with her arms around his neck. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes light in the room. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; about the same subject as there were always at least two members of came back. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the States. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without even though she could have checked for herself and could have known up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that and smiled. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went