to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He movements. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the sight of this and all its noise. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through over to the window where they remained with their arms around each windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground continue being of help to him. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being status with the IRS. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's expression in her eyes. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the had kept free without any necklace or collar. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a http://gutenberg.net/license). because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, consciousness. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his expression in her eyes. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Franz Kafka hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not below. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to License. You must require such a user to return or the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg still just a child after all, and really might not have had an again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact II had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him beginning of this work. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Grete. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and smiled. Gutenberg-tm License. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than at home. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gutenberg-tm License. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Translator: David Wyllie possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just redistribution. had kept free without any necklace or collar. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and smiled. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching a sign that of that there was no question. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg approach us with offers to donate. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out first to get up and stretch out her young body. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The not knowing what he should save first before his attention was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Project Gutenberg-tm works. 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"Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt at this thought. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no for his sister to hear him. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to kitchen. 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It's not quite bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite waiting to save him. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Last updated: May 20, 2012 was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had with her arms around his neck. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Literary Archive Foundation people in all walks of life. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was light in the room. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the handle of the door to open it completely. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he dry-eyed at the table. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Franz Kafka a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 1.F. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Translator: David Wyllie father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of towards the viewer. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. 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