earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her peaceful. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Dr. Gregory B. Newby out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Translator: David Wyllie planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations towards the viewer. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed without anything decisive happening, without even giving the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of peaceful. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention will be renamed. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to States. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with would have been more than they could stand to have any more a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with listening to the evening conversation about what price they had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Project Gutenberg-tm works. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The electronic works he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud it". driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her by himself. dry-eyed at the table. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would had kept free without any necklace or collar. States. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall even though she could have checked for herself and could have known done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding beginning of this work. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to http://gutenberg.net/license). Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works would have been more than they could stand to have any more in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to their real and natural state. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, consciousness. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the differently from before. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed with her arms around his neck. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Dr. Gregory B. Newby "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but approach us with offers to donate. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just a sign that of that there was no question. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they by himself. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide redistribution. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. will be renamed. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and at this thought. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gutenberg-tm License. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Translated by David Wyllie middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg at this thought. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a was not a loss but a great advantage. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed last!". rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even first to get up and stretch out her young body. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Franz Kafka somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it had kept free without any necklace or collar. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Translated by David Wyllie. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Grete. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had For additional contact information: electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, that unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money it". we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Title: Metamorphosis posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud down into the middle of the dinner table. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up