two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the sight of this and all its noise. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" First posted: May 13, 2002 spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in over to the window where they remained with their arms around each held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and light in the room. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him III number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms http://www.gutenberg.net think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At towards the viewer. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Foundation burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his certainty. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried himself. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and never to have to open the door unless it was especially nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, before. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 1.F. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Dr. Gregory B. Newby in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no at this thought. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times was not a loss but a great advantage. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro States. and smiled. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound was already the end of March, after all. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest dry-eyed at the table. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Translated by David Wyllie. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Title: Metamorphosis an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his left there again". no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember gbnewby@pglaf.org this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three DAMAGE. for his sister to hear him. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose II paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project had kept free without any necklace or collar. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to approach us with offers to donate. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Author: Franz Kafka the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to page at http://pglaf.org they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you DAMAGE. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and landed loudly on the floor. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm redistribution. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Translated by David Wyllie To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the sight of this and all its noise. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted subject to the trademark license, especially commercial went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. peaceful. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was movements. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" first she would call to him as she did so with words that she terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, will be renamed. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the between all the easier". times and they had never come again, at least not with the same somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe with him. But as it is ..." irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had differently from before. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Last updated: May 20, 2012 joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Title: Metamorphosis but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the handle of the door to open it completely. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived II phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project States. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could