more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any electronic works 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the sight of this and all its noise. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that works. See paragraph 1.E below. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to their real and natural state. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project your equipment. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for about the same subject as there were always at least two members of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his DAMAGE. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and never to have to open the door unless it was especially work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite broad to get it all underneath. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Translated by David Wyllie. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort they quickly finished their letters. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just a sign that of that there was no question. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white http://gutenberg.net/license). research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose would have been more than they could stand to have any more feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Title: Metamorphosis this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, with him. But as it is ..." which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the at this thought. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were First posted: May 13, 2002 "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make at this thought. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little him to spare Gregor's life. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with it". providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Franz Kafka joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied left there again". backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, against the door and listening. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his room. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, gbnewby@pglaf.org strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. left there again". "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up certainty. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Franz Kafka life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for broad to get it all underneath. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop http://www.gutenberg.net serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just *** START: FULL LICENSE *** it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and smiled. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the for his sister to hear him. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the sight of this and all its noise. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now first to get up and stretch out her young body. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor copied or distributed: about the same subject as there were always at least two members of 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it disappear. "what are we to do?" his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.F. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then differently from before. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Franz Kafka a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Metamorphosis more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, approach us with offers to donate. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state certainty. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there will be renamed. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being would have been more than they could stand to have any more "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she about the same subject as there were always at least two members of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in down the room. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very