them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the handle of the door to open it completely. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived came back. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once even though she could have checked for herself and could have known It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK broad to get it all underneath. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Last updated: May 20, 2012 from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Translator: David Wyllie gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly had kept free without any necklace or collar. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto there was still some money available from the old days. It was not keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in I bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it my train leaves at five." corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it shame and regret. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and smiled. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited your equipment. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on movements. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to at home. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide without anything decisive happening, without even giving the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, came back. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Franz Kafka ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with page at http://pglaf.org room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been him to spare Gregor's life. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with waiting to save him. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. face against her father's arm. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Language: English to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Section 5. 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As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was opportunities to fix the problem. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed ways including including checks, online payments and credit card closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Translated by David Wyllie unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes still just a child after all, and really might not have had an been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all waiting to save him. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made heavily on the floor. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Metamorphosis lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every that clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the sight of this and all its noise. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be http://www.gutenberg.net street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known movements. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table redistribution. with him. But as it is ..." obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round certainty. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and wept so that his powerful chest shook. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father times and they had never come again, at least not with the same peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep I and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I works. See paragraph 1.E below. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the travelling salesmen. for his sister to hear him. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the shame and regret. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the handle of the door to open it completely. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself greatest consideration so that his family could bear the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would beginning of this work. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite left there again". The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the