(the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times light in the room. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if at home. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent that copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to was already the end of March, after all. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Project Gutenberg-tm works. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related *** START: FULL LICENSE *** is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. they quickly finished their letters. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head from their decision to move was much more to do with their total enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, between all the easier". practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now DAMAGE. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that for his sister to hear him. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm opportunities to fix the problem. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property and smiled. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way peaceful. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual stick, then, finally, all was quiet. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; disappear. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out was not a loss but a great advantage. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on 1.F. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without consciousness. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before below. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Chief Executive and Director to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of a sign that of that there was no question. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down had kept free without any necklace or collar. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether peaceful. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his beginning of this work. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant http://www.gutenberg.net the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on disappear. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can was not a loss but a great advantage. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of towards the viewer. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself dry-eyed at the table. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his and landed loudly on the floor. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg by himself. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Title: Metamorphosis bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now himself. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but DAMAGE. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. down into the middle of the dinner table. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to against the door and listening. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on and smiled. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them continue being of help to him. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so I With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his subject to the trademark license, especially commercial see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his done things. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Translated by David Wyllie. against the door and listening. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he against the door and listening. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the sight of this and all its noise. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Grete. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming below. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight done things. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the way in a corner. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness slightly. In this way they went round the room several times removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the handle of the door to open it completely. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your http://www.gutenberg.net was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room approach us with offers to donate. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Franz Kafka was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. with him. But as it is ..." and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project