glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was will be renamed. Translated by David Wyllie. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other peaceful. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Translated by David Wyllie her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Translator: David Wyllie in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gutenberg-tm License. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. First posted: May 13, 2002 already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his left there again". on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his I Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for peaceful. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear heavily on the floor. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman it". Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he first to get up and stretch out her young body. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the License. You must require such a user to return or representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of with her arms around his neck. between all the easier". Franz Kafka had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom redistribution. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Translated by David Wyllie. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their by himself. movements. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any III it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family people in all walks of life. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate States. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Metamorphosis He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before differently from before. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father http://gutenberg.net/license). occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After listening to the evening conversation about what price they had door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the was not a loss but a great advantage. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that down into the middle of the dinner table. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and landed loudly on the floor. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by slightly. In this way they went round the room several times continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the handle of the door to open it completely. Chief Executive and Director on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between slightly. In this way they went round the room several times He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Title: Metamorphosis around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Chief Executive and Director nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear at this thought. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and my train leaves at five." one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This slightly. In this way they went round the room several times chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, had kept free without any necklace or collar. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting that set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, shame and regret. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination even though she could have checked for herself and could have known unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his at home. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister expression in her eyes. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very done things. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Dr. Gregory B. Newby PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Literary Archive Foundation shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright