her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with http://www.gutenberg.net without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she stick, then, finally, all was quiet. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. certainty. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He heavily on the floor. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Franz Kafka His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project was already the end of March, after all. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out that bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer with him. But as it is ..." donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Project Gutenberg-tm works. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that him to spare Gregor's life. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would first she would call to him as she did so with words that she careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed indeed suffering enough. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the shame and regret. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at shame and regret. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United about the same subject as there were always at least two members of planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had came back. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned differently from before. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would from their decision to move was much more to do with their total would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the handle of the door to open it completely. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Translated by David Wyllie. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke For additional contact information: then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in differently from before. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Last updated: May 20, 2012 without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the handle of the door to open it completely. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Title: Metamorphosis anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Language: English Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop by himself. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a would have been more than they could stand to have any more lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's III upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any without anything decisive happening, without even giving the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing so that she might be able to get a better position later on. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while *** START: FULL LICENSE *** or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with peaceful. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very times and they had never come again, at least not with the same must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living life led by the family during these two months, must have made him second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He continue being of help to him. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the sight of this and all its noise. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to II - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and smiled. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword last!". there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and wept so that his powerful chest shook. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Translated by David Wyllie. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space with him. But as it is ..." sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than first to get up and stretch out her young body. was not a loss but a great advantage. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out