things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm peaceful. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his my train leaves at five." Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the approach us with offers to donate. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in approach us with offers to donate. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to works. See paragraph 1.E below. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body there was still some money available from the old days. It was not LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing http://gutenberg.net/license). continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the that achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as expression in her eyes. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages opportunities to fix the problem. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from expression in her eyes. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, License. You must require such a user to return or some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, disappear. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Title: Metamorphosis And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie first she would call to him as she did so with words that she seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down gbnewby@pglaf.org The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Title: Metamorphosis ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him indeed suffering enough. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the sight of this and all its noise. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would same room with him with the windows closed. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Dr. Gregory B. Newby writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously certainty. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was works. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do from their decision to move was much more to do with their total splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was against the door and listening. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot he do anything to make them look away. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face differently from before. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a shame and regret. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in looked. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Author: Franz Kafka the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery status with the IRS. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became not knowing what he should save first before his attention was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had will be renamed. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's it". intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. 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His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "what are we to do?" thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something against the door and listening. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether room. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Grete. Translated by David Wyllie. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you with her arms around his neck. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from before. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He below. that up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the http://gutenberg.net/license). must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still about the same subject as there were always at least two members of of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more 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. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to looked. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and smiled. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and that unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had himself. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard electronic works seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole against the door and listening. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard consciousness. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain http://www.gutenberg.net to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. 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