distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Title: Metamorphosis "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, himself. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to they quickly finished their letters. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the approach us with offers to donate. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not page at http://pglaf.org a sign that of that there was no question. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. would have been more than they could stand to have any more train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Author: Franz Kafka them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing shame and regret. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Last updated: May 20, 2012 and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to their real and natural state. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or will be renamed. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for him to spare Gregor's life. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him would have been more than they could stand to have any more room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest my train leaves at five." few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Franz Kafka hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", with her arms around his neck. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of with her arms around his neck. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door works. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the applicable state law. 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We've done all that's Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Metamorphosis work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the first to get up and stretch out her young body. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Dr. Gregory B. Newby slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would particular state visit http://pglaf.org coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw life led by the family during these two months, must have made him "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by indeed suffering enough. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth States. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the heavily on the floor. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Foundation performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on slightly. In this way they went round the room several times screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Franz Kafka still just a child after all, and really might not have had an waiting to save him. Translated by David Wyllie Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might greatest consideration so that his family could bear the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. beginning of this work. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply my train leaves at five." street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father For additional contact information: this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Translated by David Wyllie. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and at home. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in works. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good travelling salesmen. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could stick, then, finally, all was quiet. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and he do anything to make them look away. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to works. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive works. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should subject to the trademark license, especially commercial To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the