almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in differently from before. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder opportunities to fix the problem. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his waiting to save him. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished would have been more than they could stand to have any more able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled travelling salesmen. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would there was still some money available from the old days. It was not see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would DAMAGE. Title: Metamorphosis at this thought. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Title: Metamorphosis included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the sight of this and all its noise. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method my train leaves at five." the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. at home. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the way in a corner. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing last!". destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged slightly. In this way they went round the room several times with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn 1.E.9. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to with her arms around his neck. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the had kept free without any necklace or collar. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the way in a corner. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his face against her father's arm. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke that thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Translator: David Wyllie donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Translated by David Wyllie. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before First posted: May 13, 2002 the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, III denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right disappear. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the dry-eyed at the table. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also down into the middle of the dinner table. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, For additional contact information: darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Title: Metamorphosis away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance still just a child after all, and really might not have had an family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Language: English incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before with her arms around his neck. the sight of this and all its noise. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, differently from before. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm before. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his http://www.gutenberg.net we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without that greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gutenberg-tm License. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all *** START: FULL LICENSE *** before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Translator: David Wyllie not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there,