work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 a sign that of that there was no question. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the continue being of help to him. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his they quickly finished their letters. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Translated by David Wyllie "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** that couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Foundation a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once shame and regret. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Metamorphosis probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: room. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the before. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the License. You must require such a user to return or round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first people in all walks of life. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the works. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly works. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement same room with him with the windows closed. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his heavily on the floor. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to page at http://pglaf.org something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. License. You must require such a user to return or array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space expression in her eyes. electronic works she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" from their decision to move was much more to do with their total could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness against the door and listening. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone I hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Dr. Gregory B. Newby distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the way in a corner. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that down the room. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Author: Franz Kafka below. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had III couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard there was still some money available from the old days. It was not that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Translated by David Wyllie. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full not knowing what he should save first before his attention was it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became towards the viewer. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a indeed suffering enough. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did life led by the family during these two months, must have made him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing him to spare Gregor's life. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the sight of this and all its noise. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement particular state visit http://pglaf.org corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to dry-eyed at the table. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of for his sister to hear him. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange consciousness. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have came back. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. redistribution. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about first to get up and stretch out her young body. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he stick, then, finally, all was quiet. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would came back. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new he do anything to make them look away. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little listening to the evening conversation about what price they had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long DAMAGE. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in