while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck below. continue being of help to him. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the will be renamed. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a works. See paragraph 1.E below. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it below. was already the end of March, after all. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose room. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite down the room. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Franz Kafka away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and never to have to open the door unless it was especially raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; opportunities to fix the problem. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained movements. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the was not a loss but a great advantage. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Project Gutenberg-tm works. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** even though she could have checked for herself and could have known he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had was not a loss but a great advantage. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. States. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might still just a child after all, and really might not have had an be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with same room with him with the windows closed. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he of receipt of the work. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Translated by David Wyllie and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his it". easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Chief Executive and Director Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Translator: David Wyllie how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was approach us with offers to donate. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then indeed suffering enough. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was down into the middle of the dinner table. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father travelling salesmen. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a so that she might be able to get a better position later on. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works over to the window where they remained with their arms around each was not a loss but a great advantage. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together waiting to save him. light in the room. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing approach us with offers to donate. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But was already the end of March, after all. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Foundation screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the page at http://pglaf.org are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 1.E.9. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the way in a corner. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front below. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Chief Executive and Director 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more just to move about the home, every other day would be spent looked. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Translated by David Wyllie. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects waiting to save him. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or travelling salesmen. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the way in a corner. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Project Gutenberg-tm works. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a by himself. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Literary Archive Foundation THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and came back. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. ground. 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Gregor was still there and had not the slightest might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Chief Executive and Director room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before movements. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project http://www.gutenberg.net to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting and never to have to open the door unless it was especially decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware movements. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Language: English Translated by David Wyllie The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their