where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but heavily on the floor. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it it". intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new a sign that of that there was no question. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up consciousness. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Franz Kafka was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and had kept free without any necklace or collar. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. first to get up and stretch out her young body. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. a sign that of that there was no question. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a listening to the evening conversation about what price they had of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen waiting to save him. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg at this thought. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Author: Franz Kafka was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be waiting to save him. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no people in all walks of life. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let First posted: May 13, 2002 day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently stick, then, finally, all was quiet. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto beginning of this work. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. page at http://pglaf.org of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, 1.E.3. 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He had been reduced to the condition of an stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning copied or distributed: Foundation And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this had kept free without any necklace or collar. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate consciousness. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost I flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss License. You must require such a user to return or That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely had kept free without any necklace or collar. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away himself. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, First posted: May 13, 2002 up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Franz Kafka Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with her arms around his neck. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations States. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation below. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his down into the middle of the dinner table. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Language: English from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the handle of the door to open it completely. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his with her arms around his neck. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed it". out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out times and they had never come again, at least not with the same distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention below. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from redistribution. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: looked. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work consciousness. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that times and they had never come again, at least not with the same before. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Literary Archive Foundation seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, by himself. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Translated by David Wyllie. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible life led by the family during these two months, must have made him writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort without anything decisive happening, without even giving the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous before. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front For additional contact information: everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro had kept free without any necklace or collar. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and opportunities to fix the problem. down the room. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of electronic works Chief Executive and Director unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would slightly. In this way they went round the room several times