without anything decisive happening, without even giving the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Chief Executive and Director was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. same room with him with the windows closed. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in a sign that of that there was no question. Translated by David Wyllie. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Foundation mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about done things. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in for his sister to hear him. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open him to spare Gregor's life. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to works. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, impose on them. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or it". unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder would have been more than they could stand to have any more look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide consciousness. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing a sign that of that there was no question. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had without anything decisive happening, without even giving the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Translated by David Wyllie leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and landed loudly on the floor. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and first to get up and stretch out her young body. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. would have been more than they could stand to have any more and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at with him. But as it is ..." do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time of receipt of the work. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK without anything decisive happening, without even giving the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help room. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and States. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm First posted: May 13, 2002 now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and smiled. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing expression in her eyes. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Franz Kafka their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position things had become superfluous which, although they could not be movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gutenberg-tm License. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it http://www.gutenberg.net on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation waiting to save him. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to with him. But as it is ..." That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone they quickly finished their letters. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked looked. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United for his sister to hear him. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think DAMAGE. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than broad to get it all underneath. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed slightly. In this way they went round the room several times he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have at this thought. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. 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And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, 1.F.1. 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As well as all that she had poured some water into even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became expression in her eyes. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only over to the window where they remained with their arms around each easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's a sign that of that there was no question. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight broad to get it all underneath. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up people in all walks of life. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so continue being of help to him. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister face against her father's arm. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at