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After they had come back from taking his father "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Translator: David Wyllie be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock down the room. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, gbnewby@pglaf.org legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Chief Executive and Director methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages him to spare Gregor's life. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had For additional contact information: difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the way in a corner. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** For additional contact information: slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Translated by David Wyllie. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it 1.E. 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Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without slightly. In this way they went round the room several times electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and never to have to open the door unless it was especially which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that stick, then, finally, all was quiet. consciousness. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Metamorphosis that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break http://gutenberg.net/license). re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together last!". bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want from their decision to move was much more to do with their total had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was looked. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Title: Metamorphosis - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his face against her father's arm. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping down into the middle of the dinner table. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Translated by David Wyllie. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation at this thought. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once himself. would have been more than they could stand to have any more unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa had kept free without any necklace or collar. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project stick, then, finally, all was quiet. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was came back. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when towards the viewer. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is beginning of this work. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Section 1. 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Maybe you can't see people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to impose on them. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and smiled. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the way in a corner. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present by himself. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this consciousness. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, that meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so differently from before. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But it". "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without between all the easier". all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of and smiled. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while life led by the family during these two months, must have made him fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really expression in her eyes. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had room. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To electronic works wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out by himself. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Language: English then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to at home. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gutenberg-tm License. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly gbnewby@pglaf.org become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at was not a loss but a great advantage. Metamorphosis Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the came back. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really States. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite