From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the sight of this and all its noise. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided about the same subject as there were always at least two members of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were down the room. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight room. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 by himself. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as of receipt of the work. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, waiting to save him. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that disappear. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object they quickly finished their letters. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than consciousness. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder was already the end of March, after all. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Author: Franz Kafka and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little ways including including checks, online payments and credit card hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living down into the middle of the dinner table. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United redistribution. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance there was still some money available from the old days. It was not hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Translator: David Wyllie things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Chief Executive and Director politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while between all the easier". but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly your equipment. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Last updated: May 20, 2012 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project times and they had never come again, at least not with the same all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found himself. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used States. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room it". and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can first to get up and stretch out her young body. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where first she would call to him as she did so with words that she again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Grete. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the between all the easier". water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen below. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag travelling salesmen. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project himself. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had opportunities to fix the problem. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the handle of the door to open it completely. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at last!". his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time approach us with offers to donate. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all looked. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the way in a corner. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and landed loudly on the floor.