the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when first to get up and stretch out her young body. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at my train leaves at five." required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Chief Executive and Director the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** waiting to save him. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Dr. Gregory B. Newby furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Foundation hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the handle of the door to open it completely. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the way in a corner. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Last updated: May 20, 2012 practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and himself. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and page at http://pglaf.org flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was page at http://pglaf.org even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the sight of this and all its noise. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm disappear. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest particular state visit http://pglaf.org to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both slightly. In this way they went round the room several times quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to their real and natural state. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Translated by David Wyllie milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good your equipment. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing For additional contact information: finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was him to spare Gregor's life. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Metamorphosis So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round first she would call to him as she did so with words that she to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would left there again". anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never came back. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so your equipment. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 1.F. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after so that she might be able to get a better position later on. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be dry-eyed at the table. I lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she would have been more than they could stand to have any more harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they For additional contact information: the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and smiled. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - from their decision to move was much more to do with their total better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, gbnewby@pglaf.org main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on for his sister to hear him. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister between all the easier". and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as will be renamed. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had differently from before. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Translator: David Wyllie ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Project Gutenberg-tm works. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor License. You must require such a user to return or the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it a sign that of that there was no question. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, towards the viewer. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would so that she might be able to get a better position later on. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to their real and natural state. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, last!". her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed will be renamed. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and particular state visit http://pglaf.org rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down down into the middle of the dinner table.