obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, particular state visit http://pglaf.org left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and landed loudly on the floor. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they your equipment. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. States. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day with her arms around his neck. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and that but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking greatest consideration so that his family could bear the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gutenberg-tm License. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no a sign that of that there was no question. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or status with the IRS. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Title: Metamorphosis middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where people in all walks of life. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry heavily on the floor. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and landed loudly on the floor. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed first she would call to him as she did so with words that she arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and never to have to open the door unless it was especially even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the way in a corner. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 1.F. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of approach us with offers to donate. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Language: English there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with room. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to 1.E.9. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United approach us with offers to donate. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the sight of this and all its noise. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain to their real and natural state. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; gbnewby@pglaf.org went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and down into the middle of the dinner table. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Literary Archive Foundation This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been last!". taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the same room with him with the windows closed. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had came back. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Title: Metamorphosis playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of works. See paragraph 1.E below. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, works. See paragraph 1.E below. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that room. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the handle of the door to open it completely. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by down into the middle of the dinner table. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Author: Franz Kafka fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after had kept free without any necklace or collar. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. he do anything to make them look away. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in travelling salesmen. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and wept so that his powerful chest shook. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so with her arms around his neck. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together looked. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net