before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to redistribution. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried travelling salesmen. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling down into the middle of the dinner table. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet For additional contact information: slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw First posted: May 13, 2002 first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." done things. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Translated by David Wyllie. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister looked. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the with him. But as it is ..." shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole my train leaves at five." they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gutenberg-tm License. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived subject to the trademark license, especially commercial should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was was not a loss but a great advantage. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her had kept free without any necklace or collar. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE below. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed things had become superfluous which, although they could not be "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in copied or distributed: he do anything to make them look away. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used at this thought. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net by himself. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go over to the window where they remained with their arms around each One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by down into the middle of the dinner table. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, DAMAGE. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock left there again". his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that about the same subject as there were always at least two members of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old works. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of disappear. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour DAMAGE. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, left there again". been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without beginning of this work. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay at this thought. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall for his sister to hear him. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. face against her father's arm. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible certainty. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've II state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was waiting to save him. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a about the same subject as there were always at least two members of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and never to have to open the door unless it was especially terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when heavily on the floor. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the sight of this and all its noise. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his with her arms around his neck. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew just to move about the home, every other day would be spent from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed DAMAGE. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially greatest consideration so that his family could bear the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very electronic works in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Translator: David Wyllie second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about subject to the trademark license, especially commercial both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing copied or distributed: as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, was already the end of March, after all. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Franz Kafka would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Author: Franz Kafka required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter light in the room. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, disappear. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table States. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and wept so that his powerful chest shook. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not done things. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister with him. But as it is ..." even though she could have checked for herself and could have known are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from he do anything to make them look away. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would 1.E. 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