must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his towards the viewer. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. page at http://pglaf.org able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought opportunities to fix the problem. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room consciousness. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where life led by the family during these two months, must have made him without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Translated by David Wyllie. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Title: Metamorphosis again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or First posted: May 13, 2002 sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to 1.F. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished 1.E.9. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, consciousness. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could impose on them. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand face against her father's arm. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch will be renamed. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the my train leaves at five." already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in left there again". WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that 1.E.9. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with works. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly consciousness. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with particular state visit http://pglaf.org if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. For additional contact information: scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Project Gutenberg-tm works. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with face against her father's arm. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot certainty. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was II and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 1.F. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we even though she could have checked for herself and could have known a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with a sign that of that there was no question. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project last!". it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in impose on them. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Metamorphosis But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Translated by David Wyllie. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free movements. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague down the room. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation looked. III long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the http://www.gutenberg.net his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Metamorphosis over to the window where they remained with their arms around each care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't at this thought. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that towards the viewer. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative left there again". upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to their real and natural state. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Translated by David Wyllie First posted: May 13, 2002 intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Author: Franz Kafka and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the beginning of this work. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards expression in her eyes. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday about the same subject as there were always at least two members of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals