room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to would have been more than they could stand to have any more and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; him to spare Gregor's life. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone heavily on the floor. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated with her arms around his neck. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my redistribution. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Translated by David Wyllie. against the door and listening. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, expression in her eyes. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in works. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel heavily on the floor. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "what are we to do?" on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Metamorphosis the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes against the door and listening. movements. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would copied or distributed: a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort indeed suffering enough. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched dry-eyed at the table. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery they quickly finished their letters. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by shame and regret. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here ways including including checks, online payments and credit card works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed him to spare Gregor's life. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally and landed loudly on the floor. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her down the room. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any still just a child after all, and really might not have had an efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and electronic works opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Language: English six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow light in the room. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. my train leaves at five." Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at broad to get it all underneath. For additional contact information: something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck light in the room. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him http://gutenberg.net/license). instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move room. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn by himself. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that your equipment. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go works. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to against the door and listening. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and never to have to open the door unless it was especially can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks a sign that of that there was no question. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg-tm License. face against her father's arm. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Dr. Gregory B. Newby it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper was already the end of March, after all. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help down into the middle of the dinner table. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could DAMAGE. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room face against her father's arm. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but http://www.gutenberg.net screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's copied or distributed: while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by slightly. In this way they went round the room several times father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, with her arms around his neck. to their real and natural state. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. page at http://pglaf.org said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as opportunities to fix the problem. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Metamorphosis these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE below. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and smiled. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him