slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to their real and natural state. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still at home. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other movements. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now broad to get it all underneath. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while by himself. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God expression in her eyes. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep so that she might be able to get a better position later on. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong my train leaves at five." lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. consciousness. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown redistribution. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the movements. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him towards the viewer. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously down into the middle of the dinner table. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Author: Franz Kafka clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to before. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Franz Kafka himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it greatest consideration so that his family could bear the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the light in the room. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Author: Franz Kafka to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would ways including including checks, online payments and credit card that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple 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 planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Grete. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between shame and regret. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing copied or distributed: had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God done things. towards the viewer. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Author: Franz Kafka amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like so that she might be able to get a better position later on. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no people in all walks of life. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total over to the window where they remained with their arms around each great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the handle of the door to open it completely. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour subject to the trademark license, especially commercial everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination works. See paragraph 1.E below. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if slightly. In this way they went round the room several times room. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different works. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would room. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO face against her father's arm. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no States. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck opportunities to fix the problem. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good life led by the family during these two months, must have made him must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Literary Archive Foundation instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly was already the end of March, after all. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole status with the IRS. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a travelling salesmen. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out him to spare Gregor's life. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he not knowing what he should save first before his attention was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag,