the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked States. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto 1.D. 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Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the same room with him with the windows closed. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the was already the end of March, after all. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the way in a corner. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father things had become superfluous which, although they could not be come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in room. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. electronic works had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's your equipment. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped First posted: May 13, 2002 Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from will be renamed. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated that was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, by himself. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Last updated: May 20, 2012 of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.E.3. 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Half suffocating, he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the with her arms around his neck. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. copied or distributed: Language: English seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to their real and natural state. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to I clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had life led by the family during these two months, must have made him http://gutenberg.net/license). don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and never to have to open the door unless it was especially him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and broad to get it all underneath. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; continue being of help to him. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but heavily on the floor. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE first to get up and stretch out her young body. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had would have been more than they could stand to have any more of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her movements. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of between all the easier". imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could they quickly finished their letters. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would with him. But as it is ..." this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic left there again". a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to their real and natural state. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Foundation an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head page at http://pglaf.org this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Dr. Gregory B. Newby Title: Metamorphosis while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with greatest consideration so that his family could bear the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently just to move about the home, every other day would be spent called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in gbnewby@pglaf.org think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all light in the room. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would a sign that of that there was no question. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the handle of the door to open it completely. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who peaceful. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards States. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Translator: David Wyllie sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more