they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him room. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right so that she might be able to get a better position later on. expression in her eyes. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through 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 as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very times and they had never come again, at least not with the same flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only he do anything to make them look away. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is certainty. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and 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. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gutenberg-tm License. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Translator: David Wyllie Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his and smiled. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and with her arms around his neck. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying at home. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and wept so that his powerful chest shook. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his between all the easier". Translated by David Wyllie. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For just to move about the home, every other day would be spent as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object gbnewby@pglaf.org with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling disappear. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way stick, then, finally, all was quiet. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so they quickly finished their letters. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the works. See paragraph 1.E below. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was that imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether just to move about the home, every other day would be spent "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Metamorphosis His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit light in the room. that regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Author: Franz Kafka at this thought. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space certainty. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly just to move about the home, every other day would be spent how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt against the door and listening. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm even though she could have checked for herself and could have known understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in electronic works There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide left there again". lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for *** START: FULL LICENSE *** kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new before. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Title: Metamorphosis before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who was not a loss but a great advantage. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with dry-eyed at the table. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and smiled. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief peaceful. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily your equipment. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Author: Franz Kafka around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief they quickly finished their letters. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his http://gutenberg.net/license). time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be subject to the trademark license, especially commercial complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first with her arms around his neck. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have waiting to save him. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder him to spare Gregor's life. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly works. See paragraph 1.E below. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very States. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of