give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and landed loudly on the floor. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with looked. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to with her arms around his neck. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See certainty. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily indeed suffering enough. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm movements. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to their real and natural state. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the way in a corner. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the at home. of receipt of the work. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to expression in her eyes. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: shame and regret. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to by himself. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also will be renamed. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards approach us with offers to donate. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Translated by David Wyllie Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about copied or distributed: eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Author: Franz Kafka they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Translated by David Wyllie. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to their real and natural state. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with him. But as it is ..." THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with him. But as it is ..." think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gutenberg-tm License. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Translated by David Wyllie. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying below. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had particular state visit http://pglaf.org mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt peaceful. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they opportunities to fix the problem. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be people in all walks of life. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Project Gutenberg-tm works. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. they quickly finished their letters. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag DAMAGE. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to their real and natural state. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in himself. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Last updated: May 20, 2012 everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very certainty. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Title: Metamorphosis as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At http://www.gutenberg.net all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring was already the end of March, after all. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation greatest consideration so that his family could bear the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of at this thought. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Grete. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation License. You must require such a user to return or a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Project Gutenberg-tm works. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he over to the window where they remained with their arms around each in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Translated by David Wyllie the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and never to have to open the door unless it was especially perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money http://www.gutenberg.net some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did I backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. disappear. Translator: David Wyllie not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without him to spare Gregor's life. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one a sign that of that there was no question. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Translated by David Wyllie. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative beginning of this work. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies