stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in from their decision to move was much more to do with their total from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen last!". WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of opportunities to fix the problem. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Foundation other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones 1.E.9. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the they quickly finished their letters. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Foundation Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her with him. But as it is ..." But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet so that she might be able to get a better position later on. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Translated by David Wyllie efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact indeed suffering enough. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly about the same subject as there were always at least two members of "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And looked. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", shame and regret. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the a sign that of that there was no question. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his it". sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; opportunities to fix the problem. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to their real and natural state. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that below. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said heavily on the floor. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her came back. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise things had become superfluous which, although they could not be that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the indeed suffering enough. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set redistribution. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for would have been more than they could stand to have any more him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know not knowing what he should save first before his attention was this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. travelling salesmen. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly my train leaves at five." was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, and landed loudly on the floor. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends States. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, differently from before. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Franz Kafka with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Last updated: May 20, 2012 benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of differently from before. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to dry-eyed at the table. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Translated by David Wyllie. came back. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with travelling salesmen. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Translator: David Wyllie "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until a sign that of that there was no question. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by States. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all