the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Translator: David Wyllie You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his he do anything to make them look away. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you with him. But as it is ..." if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; last!". (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should was already the end of March, after all. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. dry-eyed at the table. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself opportunities to fix the problem. same room with him with the windows closed. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Translated by David Wyllie. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her II fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down would have been more than they could stand to have any more chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the down into the middle of the dinner table. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, was already the end of March, after all. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the handle of the door to open it completely. Gutenberg-tm License. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then http://www.gutenberg.net appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently first she would call to him as she did so with words that she from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Foundation imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good had kept free without any necklace or collar. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Translated by David Wyllie. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond my train leaves at five." something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, came back. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with towards the viewer. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be ways including including checks, online payments and credit card certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged between all the easier". posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. 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At that, and without used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been I unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head left there again". until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding listening to the evening conversation about what price they had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort particular state visit http://pglaf.org left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as by himself. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Metamorphosis with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother over to the window where they remained with their arms around each overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that last!". one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be same room with him with the windows closed. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had approach us with offers to donate. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more II even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven opportunities to fix the problem. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Translated by David Wyllie most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while waiting to save him. works. See paragraph 1.E below. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot electronic works and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again people in all walks of life. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was not a loss but a great advantage. had kept free without any necklace or collar. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking there was still some money available from the old days. It was not become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt against the door and listening. 1.E.9. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go DAMAGE. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no particular state visit http://pglaf.org To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes with him. But as it is ..." States. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to face against her father's arm. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their room. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say