fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole would have been more than they could stand to have any more pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed peaceful. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended status with the IRS. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It stick, then, finally, all was quiet. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's before. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen between all the easier". but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware broad to get it all underneath. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like certainty. waiting to save him. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with left there again". recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Title: Metamorphosis intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full dry-eyed at the table. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect will be renamed. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the sight of this and all its noise. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was redistribution. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, electronic works to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed particular state visit http://pglaf.org 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and gbnewby@pglaf.org bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in before. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt light in the room. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and smiled. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his expression in her eyes. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations differently from before. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all will be renamed. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; down the room. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really looked. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being life led by the family during these two months, must have made him bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Translated by David Wyllie. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost waiting to save him. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax I possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was 1.E.9. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Author: Franz Kafka The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Chief Executive and Director bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three not knowing what he should save first before his attention was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Metamorphosis The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising greatest consideration so that his family could bear the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Translated by David Wyllie. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project room. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand waiting to save him. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be with her arms around his neck. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him broad to get it all underneath. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and my train leaves at five." how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her was not a loss but a great advantage. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Translated by David Wyllie himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations