of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the handle of the door to open it completely. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of continue being of help to him. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. opportunities to fix the problem. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed my train leaves at five." first to get up and stretch out her young body. Foundation her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even greatest consideration so that his family could bear the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed for his sister to hear him. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If same room with him with the windows closed. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free consciousness. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged at home. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Chief Executive and Director word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force gbnewby@pglaf.org in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Franz Kafka coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money he do anything to make them look away. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him first to get up and stretch out her young body. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be greatest consideration so that his family could bear the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would without anything decisive happening, without even giving the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Translated by David Wyllie charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when III by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door face against her father's arm. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the sight of this and all its noise. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so indeed suffering enough. travelling salesmen. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime dry-eyed at the table. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so light in the room. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door continue being of help to him. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked about the same subject as there were always at least two members of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), they quickly finished their letters. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to their real and natural state. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without at this thought. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement consciousness. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with her arms around his neck. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was so that she might be able to get a better position later on. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Metamorphosis corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God without anything decisive happening, without even giving the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He still just a child after all, and really might not have had an should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it 1.F. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the status with the IRS. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible between all the easier". though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Language: English simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" was not a loss but a great advantage. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Language: English upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very http://www.gutenberg.net people in all walks of life. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had stick, then, finally, all was quiet. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax times and they had never come again, at least not with the same how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and landed loudly on the floor. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down opportunities to fix the problem. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand disappear. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Project Gutenberg-tm works. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said travelling salesmen. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and never to have to open the door unless it was especially couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a indeed suffering enough. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced just to move about the home, every other day would be spent went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the way in a corner. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had kept free without any necklace or collar. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you listening to the evening conversation about what price they had other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Metamorphosis slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he