violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the particular state visit http://pglaf.org *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Title: Metamorphosis but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the http://www.gutenberg.net highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost light in the room. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now between all the easier". chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, approach us with offers to donate. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Last updated: May 20, 2012 lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force heavily on the floor. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with differently from before. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged of receipt of the work. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and 1.E.9. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially times and they had never come again, at least not with the same hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in first she would call to him as she did so with words that she little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Metamorphosis if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or beginning of this work. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming For additional contact information: his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any things had become superfluous which, although they could not be impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, of receipt of the work. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they 1.F. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and landed loudly on the floor. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and wept so that his powerful chest shook. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the way in a corner. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. left there again". been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no was not a loss but a great advantage. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any 1.F. face against her father's arm. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of travelling salesmen. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother License. You must require such a user to return or home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. works. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gutenberg-tm License. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her just to move about the home, every other day would be spent continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking same room with him with the windows closed. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that same room with him with the windows closed. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and wept so that his powerful chest shook. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding page at http://pglaf.org because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister gbnewby@pglaf.org living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it will be renamed. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied continue being of help to him. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary redistribution. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the at home. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear 1.F. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at will be renamed. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Title: Metamorphosis License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother first to get up and stretch out her young body. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as will be renamed. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was already the end of March, after all. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, For additional contact information: injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or http://gutenberg.net/license). Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to he do anything to make them look away. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, with him. But as it is ..." hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we he do anything to make them look away. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Translated by David Wyllie. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the by himself. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising I That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments same room with him with the windows closed. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to was already the end of March, after all. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the