such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and would have been more than they could stand to have any more into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can copied or distributed: For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been page at http://pglaf.org of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There II bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring him to spare Gregor's life. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut with him. But as it is ..." Title: Metamorphosis be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but expression in her eyes. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Author: Franz Kafka in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Metamorphosis unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door before. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could differently from before. License. You must require such a user to return or But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! works. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you works. See paragraph 1.E below. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of approach us with offers to donate. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without before. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out and never to have to open the door unless it was especially active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with works. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want 1.E.9. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his beginning of this work. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would page at http://pglaf.org Dr. Gregory B. Newby TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance *** START: FULL LICENSE *** there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he at home. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at they quickly finished their letters. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and wept so that his powerful chest shook. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used travelling salesmen. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly particular state visit http://pglaf.org now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Last updated: May 20, 2012 been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they at home. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to face against her father's arm. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound times and they had never come again, at least not with the same in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar expression in her eyes. Literary Archive Foundation pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Translated by David Wyllie care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest first to get up and stretch out her young body. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt of receipt of the work. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings disappear. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would at this thought. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Author: Franz Kafka Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. License. You must require such a user to return or broad to get it all underneath. First posted: May 13, 2002 enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go greatest consideration so that his family could bear the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very done things. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in redistribution. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first peaceful. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to their real and natural state. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place disappear. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with for his sister to hear him. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the status with the IRS. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's I one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had