spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had down the room. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days stick, then, finally, all was quiet. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At from their decision to move was much more to do with their total couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their heavily on the floor. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the way in a corner. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Language: English he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower expression in her eyes. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Dr. Gregory B. Newby 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a down into the middle of the dinner table. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Franz Kafka must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Dr. Gregory B. Newby at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Author: Franz Kafka License. You must require such a user to return or written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand broad to get it all underneath. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, my train leaves at five." unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been just to move about the home, every other day would be spent possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back they quickly finished their letters. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. same room with him with the windows closed. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This impose on them. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from status with the IRS. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends he do anything to make them look away. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. First posted: May 13, 2002 his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Last updated: May 20, 2012 "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister looked. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was came back. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of particular state visit http://pglaf.org All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Translated by David Wyllie. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "what are we to do?" suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but DAMAGE. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very himself. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be continue being of help to him. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never ways including including checks, online payments and credit card seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Grete. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front they quickly finished their letters. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. broad to get it all underneath. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that first to get up and stretch out her young body. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously beginning of this work. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth status with the IRS. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg life led by the family during these two months, must have made him going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of room. copied or distributed: catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. First posted: May 13, 2002 able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down came back. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was himself. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if subject to the trademark license, especially commercial driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Title: Metamorphosis such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of came back. the way in a corner. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she down into the middle of the dinner table. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still there was still some money available from the old days. It was not stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling with him. But as it is ..." jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which with him. But as it is ..." highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, redistribution. left there again". some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the way in a corner. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gutenberg-tm License. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he *** START: FULL LICENSE *** definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't between all the easier". redistribution. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and