round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Title: Metamorphosis of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value http://www.gutenberg.net This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the with him. But as it is ..." drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever had kept free without any necklace or collar. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! below. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Translated by David Wyllie. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk there was still some money available from the old days. It was not lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. they quickly finished their letters. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Title: Metamorphosis would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if States. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the handle of the door to open it completely. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations of receipt of the work. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Translated by David Wyllie. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Last updated: May 20, 2012 Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at with him. But as it is ..." dry-eyed at the table. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go II wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked III planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went had kept free without any necklace or collar. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Translated by David Wyllie. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally I sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days continue being of help to him. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room down into the middle of the dinner table. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did beginning of this work. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, people in all walks of life. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw 1.F. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Chief Executive and Director wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day works. See paragraph 1.E below. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. For additional contact information: two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on electronic works for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and I much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's I possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, DAMAGE. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. broad to get it all underneath. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all by himself. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous people in all walks of life. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance disappear. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Metamorphosis all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Translator: David Wyllie especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Chief Executive and Director chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Franz Kafka under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Franz Kafka prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the DAMAGE. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Translated by David Wyllie. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be works. See paragraph 1.E below. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Dr. Gregory B. Newby involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes room. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to him to spare Gregor's life. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards