Franz Kafka clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of DAMAGE. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become before. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him dry-eyed at the table. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was 1.E.9. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we face against her father's arm. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg at this thought. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to was already the end of March, after all. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted ways including including checks, online payments and credit card shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if for his sister to hear him. Chief Executive and Director most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in greatest consideration so that his family could bear the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight below. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all and smiled. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, movements. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, I strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie things had become superfluous which, although they could not be other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Translator: David Wyllie warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his certainty. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and never to have to open the door unless it was especially of receipt of the work. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated room. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt dry-eyed at the table. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his peaceful. between all the easier". the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of your equipment. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE consciousness. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily left there again". that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself II parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and DAMAGE. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Title: Metamorphosis From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, works. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had life led by the family during these two months, must have made him and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier approach us with offers to donate. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight listening to the evening conversation about what price they had http://www.gutenberg.net darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose DAMAGE. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant by himself. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. redistribution. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Title: Metamorphosis before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the sight of this and all its noise. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended of receipt of the work. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never consciousness. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Dr. Gregory B. Newby smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating before. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. came back. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Translated by David Wyllie Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too with him. But as it is ..." unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in First posted: May 13, 2002 they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was by himself. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to their real and natural state. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor copied or distributed: very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a slightly. In this way they went round the room several times The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break will be renamed. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately dry-eyed at the table. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the works. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that *** START: FULL LICENSE *** to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should at home. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution same room with him with the windows closed. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been of receipt of the work. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, approach us with offers to donate. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Translated by David Wyllie. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included even though she could have checked for herself and could have known providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in last!". works. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin.