after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief beginning of this work. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Grete. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if *** START: FULL LICENSE *** towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that over to the window where they remained with their arms around each his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the redistribution. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of first to get up and stretch out her young body. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the approach us with offers to donate. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good approach us with offers to donate. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Project Gutenberg-tm works. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do electronic works fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and smiled. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut I bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his dry-eyed at the table. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as it". catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the expression in her eyes. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project waiting to save him. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and http://gutenberg.net/license). light in the room. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project down into the middle of the dinner table. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of face against her father's arm. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still first to get up and stretch out her young body. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. they quickly finished their letters. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a redistribution. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came indeed suffering enough. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room with her arms around his neck. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before below. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to had kept free without any necklace or collar. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Franz Kafka life led by the family during these two months, must have made him hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would by himself. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do it". the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to License. You must require such a user to return or Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions between all the easier". "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like he do anything to make them look away. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a light in the room. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down subject to the trademark license, especially commercial father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight they quickly finished their letters. Language: English to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Language: English on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his States. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her left there again". been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "what are we to do?" posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel there was still some money available from the old days. It was not straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother redistribution. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good room. 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: they quickly finished their letters. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. against the door and listening. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk differently from before. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen greatest consideration so that his family could bear the last!". understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if