wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had below. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and heavily on the floor. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her I To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. with her arms around his neck. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. shame and regret. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or expression in her eyes. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the him to spare Gregor's life. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Franz Kafka become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Franz Kafka looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as expression in her eyes. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few even though she could have checked for herself and could have known assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Grete. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room waiting to save him. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones States. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 1.E.9. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange continue being of help to him. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's times and they had never come again, at least not with the same any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, came back. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. him to spare Gregor's life. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any still just a child after all, and really might not have had an posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the a sign that of that there was no question. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the handle of the door to open it completely. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance page at http://pglaf.org money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Franz Kafka warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Project Gutenberg-tm works. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Translated by David Wyllie recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Chief Executive and Director had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly from their decision to move was much more to do with their total would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by movements. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed would have been more than they could stand to have any more has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was redistribution. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and never to have to open the door unless it was especially reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut so that she might be able to get a better position later on. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the sight of this and all its noise. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Literary Archive Foundation of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in of receipt of the work. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, For additional contact information: electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been http://gutenberg.net/license). expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Translator: David Wyllie from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Title: Metamorphosis Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear and landed loudly on the floor. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" down the room. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but status with the IRS. had kept free without any necklace or collar. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's looked. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately slightly. In this way they went round the room several times his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt with her arms around his neck. done things. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break not knowing what he should save first before his attention was there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely light in the room. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the was not a loss but a great advantage. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! they quickly finished their letters. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Grete. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Title: Metamorphosis http://gutenberg.net/license). this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned