mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Project Gutenberg-tm works. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a approach us with offers to donate. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of room. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe done things. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept people in all walks of life. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project page at http://pglaf.org Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again light in the room. peaceful. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer had kept free without any necklace or collar. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Translated by David Wyllie flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and landed loudly on the floor. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply consciousness. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and peaceful. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then him to spare Gregor's life. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he things had become superfluous which, although they could not be you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and looked. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Translated by David Wyllie he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Title: Metamorphosis protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up with him. But as it is ..." "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he subject to the trademark license, especially commercial creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across at home. dry-eyed at the table. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Chief Executive and Director important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a came back. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware License. You must require such a user to return or stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Foundation not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Foundation his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force done things. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. people in all walks of life. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty certainty. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone greatest consideration so that his family could bear the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional first to get up and stretch out her young body. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be 1.E.9. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever himself. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three States. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg of receipt of the work. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest and never to have to open the door unless it was especially state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand before and had been listening to what was being said. 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"I mean just what I pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. quiet in the next room. 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They were emptying only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being indeed suffering enough. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while even though she could have checked for herself and could have known nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Franz Kafka on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light before. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do first she would call to him as she did so with words that she that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Dr. Gregory B. Newby Section 2. 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He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Translated by David Wyllie. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see 1.E.9. that arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and smiled. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we first to get up and stretch out her young body. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is II convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her face against her father's arm. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had