a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any there was still some money available from the old days. It was not 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project expression in her eyes. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and smiled. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an waiting to save him. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing consciousness. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it". an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front States. the way in a corner. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Last updated: May 20, 2012 works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Grete. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise II he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided II it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks electronic works pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked I her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived disappear. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I works. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the travelling salesmen. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and was already the end of March, after all. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and smiled. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles page at http://pglaf.org even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe down the room. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make electronic works the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them so that she might be able to get a better position later on. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven movements. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up III Grete. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered dry-eyed at the table. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, II should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to room. before. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time waiting to save him. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and wept so that his powerful chest shook. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and before. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk there was still some money available from the old days. It was not of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom came back. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself so that she might be able to get a better position later on. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself travelling salesmen. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost first to get up and stretch out her young body. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Grete. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all electronic works think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Author: Franz Kafka coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting light in the room. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have from their decision to move was much more to do with their total He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Dr. Gregory B. Newby of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and landed loudly on the floor. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Translated by David Wyllie. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Literary Archive Foundation this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, was not a loss but a great advantage. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her approach us with offers to donate. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight consciousness. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the way in a corner. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired