been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. impose on them. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the people in all walks of life. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his consciousness. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Project Gutenberg-tm works. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from DAMAGE. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God people in all walks of life. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to movements. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and smiled. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Translated by David Wyllie. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood page at http://pglaf.org an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite electronic works "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before done things. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Metamorphosis the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long indeed suffering enough. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with http://www.gutenberg.net Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with First posted: May 13, 2002 would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and landed loudly on the floor. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in First posted: May 13, 2002 The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding down into the middle of the dinner table. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If stick, then, finally, all was quiet. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back stick, then, finally, all was quiet. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the way in a corner. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it indeed suffering enough. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Author: Franz Kafka she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Language: English state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his 1.F. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, differently from before. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and II be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Grete. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking without anything decisive happening, without even giving the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, last!". disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where copied or distributed: pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force even though she could have checked for herself and could have known "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the sight of this and all its noise. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure peaceful. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at disappear. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project first to get up and stretch out her young body. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method electronic works other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing was already the end of March, after all. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his at this thought. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had status with the IRS. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered for his sister to hear him. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 1.F. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Language: English tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up works. room. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned III thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still shame and regret. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where below. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have for his sister to hear him. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard he do anything to make them look away. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. States. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then between all the easier". their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had For additional contact information: sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back face against her father's arm. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this.