because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond disappear. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Translated by David Wyllie. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or of receipt of the work. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and copied or distributed: impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without last!". a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Chief Executive and Director been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on movements. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was expression in her eyes. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Translated by David Wyllie. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the to their real and natural state. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything http://gutenberg.net/license). before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they there was still some money available from the old days. It was not He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever about the same subject as there were always at least two members of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Metamorphosis understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Dr. Gregory B. Newby nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of opportunities to fix the problem. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project would have been more than they could stand to have any more "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of First posted: May 13, 2002 possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become not knowing what he should save first before his attention was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his himself. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword disappear. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed light in the room. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. at home. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to their real and natural state. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps him to spare Gregor's life. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his 1.E.9. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his beginning of this work. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Metamorphosis Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Title: Metamorphosis hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the DAMAGE. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he particular state visit http://pglaf.org think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was was not a loss but a great advantage. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in was not a loss but a great advantage. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down opportunities to fix the problem. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then himself. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a at home. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly peaceful. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his indeed suffering enough. dry-eyed at the table. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another below. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Metamorphosis he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE First posted: May 13, 2002 must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. it". LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would continue being of help to him. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He of receipt of the work. looked. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up first she would call to him as she did so with words that she home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way shame and regret. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the had kept free without any necklace or collar. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important impose on them. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition peaceful. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." 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