"Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief gbnewby@pglaf.org almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't listening to the evening conversation about what price they had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with looked. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing he do anything to make them look away. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he broad to get it all underneath. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of of receipt of the work. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did First posted: May 13, 2002 steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Translated by David Wyllie work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would copied or distributed: connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Translated by David Wyllie Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and broad to get it all underneath. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, came back. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Title: Metamorphosis bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Translated by David Wyllie at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand with him. But as it is ..." boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his to their real and natural state. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she consciousness. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. redistribution. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it approach us with offers to donate. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be with her arms around his neck. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he of receipt of the work. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without they quickly finished their letters. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Foundation protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At against the door and listening. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally against the door and listening. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the sight of this and all its noise. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once light in the room. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Title: Metamorphosis that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he First posted: May 13, 2002 and wept so that his powerful chest shook. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the left there again". over to the window where they remained with their arms around each than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "what are we to do?" all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and never to have to open the door unless it was especially silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him room. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that looked. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: a sign that of that there was no question. by himself. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff approach us with offers to donate. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his gbnewby@pglaf.org light in the room. License. You must require such a user to return or it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of that emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Translated by David Wyllie such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself between all the easier". to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to III precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 1.E.9. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to opportunities to fix the problem. peaceful. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as