their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative peaceful. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune First posted: May 13, 2002 father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the handle of the door to open it completely. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day certainty. between all the easier". see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. waiting to save him. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. he do anything to make them look away. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just "what are we to do?" it". to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of beginning of this work. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At gbnewby@pglaf.org one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** listening to the evening conversation about what price they had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the below. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Metamorphosis as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Dr. Gregory B. Newby promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it a sign that of that there was no question. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to he do anything to make them look away. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and broad to get it all underneath. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he States. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" that situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the travelling salesmen. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the sight of this and all its noise. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any he do anything to make them look away. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 1.F. by himself. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept had kept free without any necklace or collar. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As heavily on the floor. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "what are we to do?" Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related to their real and natural state. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Translated by David Wyllie. left there again". there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Translated by David Wyllie. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; came back. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Literary Archive Foundation - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular they quickly finished their letters. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Translator: David Wyllie father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but he do anything to make them look away. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been himself. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and redistribution. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had done things. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously expression in her eyes. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Title: Metamorphosis would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we before. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the would have been more than they could stand to have any more without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do just to move about the home, every other day would be spent choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever works. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees had kept free without any necklace or collar. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in of receipt of the work. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be it". This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Title: Metamorphosis fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I first she would call to him as she did so with words that she nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto expression in her eyes. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Literary Archive Foundation Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present