himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room works. See paragraph 1.E below. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously people in all walks of life. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt towards the viewer. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, light in the room. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his 1.F. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He works. See paragraph 1.E below. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry First posted: May 13, 2002 milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that my train leaves at five." PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. II not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his your equipment. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. dry-eyed at the table. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of face against her father's arm. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the broad to get it all underneath. a sign that of that there was no question. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the sight of this and all its noise. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 1.E.9. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father page at http://pglaf.org ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all redistribution. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of works. See paragraph 1.E below. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with him. But as it is ..." become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his he do anything to make them look away. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the sight of this and all its noise. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning II there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding will be renamed. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "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 donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Last updated: May 20, 2012 But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated first to get up and stretch out her young body. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Translated by David Wyllie. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was subject to the trademark license, especially commercial two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about For additional contact information: with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To room. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent *** START: FULL LICENSE *** pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or DAMAGE. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented gbnewby@pglaf.org research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Translated by David Wyllie. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Metamorphosis his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Translated by David Wyllie permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Chief Executive and Director Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Franz Kafka could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall room. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player indeed suffering enough. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the handle of the door to open it completely. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's still just a child after all, and really might not have had an electronic works help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you II While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed http://www.gutenberg.net unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at by himself. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for works. See paragraph 1.E below. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for for his sister to hear him. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too