his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the License. You must require such a user to return or including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the shame and regret. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her slightly. In this way they went round the room several times (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Title: Metamorphosis feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her heavily on the floor. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. II whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out my train leaves at five." feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to shame and regret. to their real and natural state. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. by himself. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been had kept free without any necklace or collar. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange beginning of this work. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if and wept so that his powerful chest shook. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I himself. Translated by David Wyllie. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours between all the easier". when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came opportunities to fix the problem. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and wept so that his powerful chest shook. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but so that she might be able to get a better position later on. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation States. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the First posted: May 13, 2002 and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her works. See paragraph 1.E below. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm below. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front your equipment. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by listening to the evening conversation about what price they had his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Author: Franz Kafka think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry consciousness. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he towards the viewer. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Translated by David Wyllie. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been 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 a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor copied or distributed: helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have over to the window where they remained with their arms around each such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gutenberg-tm License. was already the end of March, after all. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back heavily on the floor. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the my train leaves at five." future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm greatest consideration so that his family could bear the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Metamorphosis came back. your equipment. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. 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And despite this condition, he was not too editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to impose on them. works. See paragraph 1.E below. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and below. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting for his sister to hear him. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed looked. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There