hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from your equipment. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of he do anything to make them look away. for his sister to hear him. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, waiting to save him. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: down the room. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's waiting to save him. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to was already the end of March, after all. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible about the same subject as there were always at least two members of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to towards the viewer. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a II disappear. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. came back. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to your equipment. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and never to have to open the door unless it was especially their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Foundation like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or against the door and listening. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - *** START: FULL LICENSE *** distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all slightly. In this way they went round the room several times swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday First posted: May 13, 2002 other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the http://www.gutenberg.net While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in shame and regret. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch redistribution. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the a sign that of that there was no question. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project my train leaves at five." him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but indeed suffering enough. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out movements. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "what are we to do?" *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the way in a corner. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning listening to the evening conversation about what price they had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Language: English stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had For additional contact information: seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven of receipt of the work. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Literary Archive Foundation broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the by himself. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity the way in a corner. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. works. See paragraph 1.E below. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Dr. Gregory B. Newby changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm stick, then, finally, all was quiet. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front at home. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would just to move about the home, every other day would be spent hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them from their decision to move was much more to do with their total LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and had kept free without any necklace or collar. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or over to the window where they remained with their arms around each below. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they travelling salesmen. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been