up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many between all the easier". 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained had kept free without any necklace or collar. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "what are we to do?" form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that came back. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister shame and regret. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far against the door and listening. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a heavily on the floor. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half over to the window where they remained with their arms around each respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project same room with him with the windows closed. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. dry-eyed at the table. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Translated by David Wyllie. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and landed loudly on the floor. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or "what are we to do?" up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO was not a loss but a great advantage. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure consciousness. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed my train leaves at five." Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object they quickly finished their letters. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Language: English couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all before. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from DAMAGE. continue being of help to him. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: at home. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. copied or distributed: photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, indeed suffering enough. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes listening to the evening conversation about what price they had collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest there was still some money available from the old days. It was not room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing against the door and listening. consciousness. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest subject to the trademark license, especially commercial even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower will be renamed. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed 1.F.1. 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The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. differently from before. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Translator: David Wyllie help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Author: Franz Kafka how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to with her arms around his neck. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had before. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few disappear. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be peaceful. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gutenberg-tm License. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up himself. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Dr. Gregory B. Newby hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Metamorphosis travelling salesmen. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn your equipment. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Literary Archive Foundation his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's redistribution. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. movements. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Language: English towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the handle of the door to open it completely. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Metamorphosis pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed