business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his face against her father's arm. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Metamorphosis some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his certainty. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back still just a child after all, and really might not have had an hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself III enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that that do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide my train leaves at five." and smiled. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own with him. But as it is ..." little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Foundation returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly with her arms around his neck. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could movements. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every at this thought. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Last updated: May 20, 2012 hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Foundation not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth heavily on the floor. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing first she would call to him as she did so with words that she he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Author: Franz Kafka by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without electronic works simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, heavily on the floor. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could against the door and listening. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when continue being of help to him. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest him to spare Gregor's life. impose on them. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Project Gutenberg-tm works. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall of receipt of the work. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were down the room. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in my train leaves at five." breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. 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He had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some indeed suffering enough. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted that straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front my train leaves at five." hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit him to spare Gregor's life. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not him to spare Gregor's life. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that they quickly finished their letters. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come States. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than DAMAGE. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm approach us with offers to donate. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing slightly. In this way they went round the room several times there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from was already the end of March, after all. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Grete. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to by himself. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used http://www.gutenberg.net the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a life led by the family during these two months, must have made him regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her disappear. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, electronic works teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated last!". permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules,