such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the http://gutenberg.net/license). "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Chief Executive and Director business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living disappear. below. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the way in a corner. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; continue being of help to him. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father movements. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness III couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects works. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, below. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. heavily on the floor. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made 1.F. electronic works Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - dry-eyed at the table. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home For additional contact information: and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and smiled. the sight of this and all its noise. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and never to have to open the door unless it was especially door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy himself. came back. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague last!". everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: with her arms around his neck. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he particular state visit http://pglaf.org steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her consciousness. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Project Gutenberg-tm works. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Metamorphosis when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in your equipment. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. First posted: May 13, 2002 himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on same room with him with the windows closed. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Chief Executive and Director But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of continue being of help to him. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music things had become superfluous which, although they could not be his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more shame and regret. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange http://www.gutenberg.net had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the sight of this and all its noise. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles same room with him with the windows closed. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 1.F.3. 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LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm he do anything to make them look away. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Franz Kafka the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family electronic works injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE people in all walks of life. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. dry-eyed at the table. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a with him. But as it is ..." away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the people in all walks of life. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official heavily on the floor. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived consciousness. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It him to spare Gregor's life. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Project Gutenberg-tm works. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, it". as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing First posted: May 13, 2002 at this thought. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter that enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of face against her father's arm. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly