only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Title: Metamorphosis "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any before. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did below. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the handle of the door to open it completely. status with the IRS. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon movements. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. disappear. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was a sign that of that there was no question. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Literary Archive Foundation his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that was not a loss but a great advantage. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Translated by David Wyllie. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily things had become superfluous which, although they could not be their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Translated by David Wyllie would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Franz Kafka structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon http://www.gutenberg.net bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he do anything to make them look away. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the with her arms around his neck. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and status with the IRS. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother face against her father's arm. broad to get it all underneath. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In heavily on the floor. him to spare Gregor's life. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself and landed loudly on the floor. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown License. You must require such a user to return or he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Translator: David Wyllie important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but by himself. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of approach us with offers to donate. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, consciousness. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere indeed suffering enough. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more of receipt of the work. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all gbnewby@pglaf.org himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the 1.E.9. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to their real and natural state. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his indeed suffering enough. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. looked. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become looked. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands and smiled. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Translated by David Wyllie. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Author: Franz Kafka continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a copied or distributed: about the same subject as there were always at least two members of II She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay movements. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music it". Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm still just a child after all, and really might not have had an to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was already the end of March, after all. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he