been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible so that she might be able to get a better position later on. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and smiled. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say just to move about the home, every other day would be spent as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Translated by David Wyllie. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword 1.F. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and License. You must require such a user to return or himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and never to have to open the door unless it was especially re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" last!". why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then him to spare Gregor's life. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. gbnewby@pglaf.org would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down just to move about the home, every other day would be spent transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was down the room. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say gbnewby@pglaf.org happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably redistribution. electronic works must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It with her arms around his neck. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole II and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body copied or distributed: were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Literary Archive Foundation devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Grete. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had II like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. page at http://pglaf.org That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Translated by David Wyllie. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Project Gutenberg-tm works. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This it". for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch consciousness. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be was already the end of March, after all. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as last!". possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Title: Metamorphosis coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Title: Metamorphosis family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face http://gutenberg.net/license). or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on without anything decisive happening, without even giving the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be gbnewby@pglaf.org it". with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the way in a corner. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Grete. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Title: Metamorphosis movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, certainty. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at redistribution. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the in some other food that was more suitable? 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He was determined to make his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used and landed loudly on the floor. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition your equipment. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone for his sister to hear him. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth before. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the beginning of this work. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Dr. Gregory B. Newby he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned,