After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether expression in her eyes. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had redistribution. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked there was still some money available from the old days. It was not sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, peaceful. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH first to get up and stretch out her young body. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the way in a corner. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. with her arms around his neck. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower room. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - works. See paragraph 1.E below. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Metamorphosis there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who DAMAGE. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three of receipt of the work. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Franz Kafka silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and works. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true had kept free without any necklace or collar. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of they quickly finished their letters. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill travelling salesmen. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution expression in her eyes. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Author: Franz Kafka as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered life led by the family during these two months, must have made him room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room stick, then, finally, all was quiet. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa III injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do III in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by copied or distributed: provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Franz Kafka collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Dr. Gregory B. Newby first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if done things. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, between all the easier". even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that face against her father's arm. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Grete. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; by himself. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the I he do anything to make them look away. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Translator: David Wyllie now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Franz Kafka them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Translated by David Wyllie. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, I room. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with her arms around his neck. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in works. See paragraph 1.E below. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about against the door and listening. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property II backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss and smiled. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his 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 feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" ways including including checks, online payments and credit card mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it slightly. In this way they went round the room several times father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together I highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor particular state visit http://pglaf.org peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with looked. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt the handle of the door to open it completely. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or greatest consideration so that his family could bear the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was disappear. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from greatest consideration so that his family could bear the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it,