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"Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Translated by David Wyllie. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been dry-eyed at the table. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother opportunities to fix the problem. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Project Gutenberg-tm works. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever works. See paragraph 1.E below. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Literary Archive Foundation would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide just to move about the home, every other day would be spent towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Foundation prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and never to have to open the door unless it was especially become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get indeed suffering enough. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, 1.F. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite status with the IRS. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower came back. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all particular state visit http://pglaf.org "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His indeed suffering enough. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back they quickly finished their letters. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was For additional contact information: decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to a sign that of that there was no question. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. shame and regret. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Translator: David Wyllie her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones subject to the trademark license, especially commercial only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His DAMAGE. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived 1.F. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made light in the room. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Translator: David Wyllie last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. continue being of help to him. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Translated by David Wyllie. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to their real and natural state. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough same room with him with the windows closed. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family http://www.gutenberg.net is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to their real and natural state. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few expression in her eyes. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation works. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Translated by David Wyllie. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. waiting to save him. Dr. Gregory B. Newby property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by continue being of help to him. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that shame and regret. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to it". until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down indeed suffering enough. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did First posted: May 13, 2002 impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. people in all walks of life. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on same room with him with the windows closed. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in beginning of this work. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were