Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ there was still some money available from the old days. It was not room. light in the room. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her same room with him with the windows closed. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Franz Kafka room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he himself. impose on them. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like electronic works stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the he do anything to make them look away. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by peaceful. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away differently from before. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found 1.E.9. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her and smiled. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Chief Executive and Director and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was your equipment. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly page at http://pglaf.org located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "what are we to do?" after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just your equipment. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Foundation instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right came back. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort before. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister will be renamed. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the I looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works without anything decisive happening, without even giving the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. dry-eyed at the table. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty without anything decisive happening, without even giving the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be 1.F. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the sight of this and all its noise. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest between all the easier". goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her travelling salesmen. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Foundation sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister room. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Author: Franz Kafka down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw approach us with offers to donate. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel redistribution. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Grete. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Last updated: May 20, 2012 smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to their real and natural state. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after there was still some money available from the old days. It was not benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding I moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't done things. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help approach us with offers to donate. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, States. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if towards the viewer. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Dr. Gregory B. Newby bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check disappear. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right movements. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop differently from before. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his works. See paragraph 1.E below. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already had kept free without any necklace or collar. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, down the room. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office at this thought. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls certainty.