all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than broad to get it all underneath. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gutenberg-tm License. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff came back. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. same room with him with the windows closed. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual before. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Grete. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Translated by David Wyllie then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I for his sister to hear him. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and wept so that his powerful chest shook. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and differently from before. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, himself. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his License. You must require such a user to return or suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, differently from before. himself. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Author: Franz Kafka stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Literary Archive Foundation second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Author: Franz Kafka line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still without anything decisive happening, without even giving the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Language: English harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to redistribution. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and down into the middle of the dinner table. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any at home. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across about the same subject as there were always at least two members of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and landed loudly on the floor. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of below. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Translated by David Wyllie. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Translated by David Wyllie protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot particular state visit http://pglaf.org this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from movements. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and smiled. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Language: English that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her page at http://pglaf.org defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced gbnewby@pglaf.org parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing