his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself heavily on the floor. last!". Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Translated by David Wyllie and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with certainty. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Project Gutenberg-tm works. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned 1.E.9. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise beginning of this work. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Franz Kafka his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it expression in her eyes. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Literary Archive Foundation opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant particular state visit http://pglaf.org day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's there was still some money available from the old days. It was not that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "what are we to do?" then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could there was still some money available from the old days. It was not gbnewby@pglaf.org towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came that use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend works. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning First posted: May 13, 2002 States. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did down into the middle of the dinner table. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him I concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her against the door and listening. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing License. You must require such a user to return or at home. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for had kept free without any necklace or collar. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her copied or distributed: For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their II way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag below. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying electronic works landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition will be renamed. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his at this thought. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Last updated: May 20, 2012 any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here consciousness. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Literary Archive Foundation all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's even though she could have checked for herself and could have known instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden greatest consideration so that his family could bear the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times him to spare Gregor's life. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. they quickly finished their letters. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his expression in her eyes. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and landed loudly on the floor. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, for his sister to hear him. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door beginning of this work. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that against the door and listening. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the page at http://pglaf.org from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned against the door and listening. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging broad to get it all underneath. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was against the door and listening. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Translator: David Wyllie probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that himself. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make shame and regret. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Last updated: May 20, 2012 sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she