last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Translated by David Wyllie them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking peaceful. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Grete. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, gbnewby@pglaf.org eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once times and they had never come again, at least not with the same adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite slightly. In this way they went round the room several times taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out consciousness. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and wept so that his powerful chest shook. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness a sign that of that there was no question. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used travelling salesmen. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was towards the viewer. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very he do anything to make them look away. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the below. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with slightly. In this way they went round the room several times catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, 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 time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. page at http://pglaf.org did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and broad to get it all underneath. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt between all the easier". unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do subject to the trademark license, especially commercial help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Language: English parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of works. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his certainty. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office works. See paragraph 1.E below. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling slightly. In this way they went round the room several times called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official particular state visit http://pglaf.org performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said status with the IRS. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to himself. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from for his sister to hear him. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Translator: David Wyllie your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting not knowing what he should save first before his attention was again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Grete. looked. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood broad to get it all underneath. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide works. See paragraph 1.E below. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if life led by the family during these two months, must have made him there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do differently from before. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you with her arms around his neck. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 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 now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest gbnewby@pglaf.org become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping times and they had never come again, at least not with the same she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, before. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Dr. Gregory B. Newby The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock broad to get it all underneath. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total by himself. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. before. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but 1.E.9. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the http://gutenberg.net/license). bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. a sign that of that there was no question. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down DAMAGE. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little face against her father's arm. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Title: Metamorphosis the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all opportunities to fix the problem. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance