folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived beginning of this work. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting slightly. In this way they went round the room several times other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Translator: David Wyllie curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough peaceful. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. First posted: May 13, 2002 fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which even though she could have checked for herself and could have known burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him at home. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced disappear. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very *** START: FULL LICENSE *** recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it works. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and gbnewby@pglaf.org enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a sign that of that there was no question. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a same room with him with the windows closed. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work works. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Chief Executive and Director anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so had kept free without any necklace or collar. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some First posted: May 13, 2002 If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest differently from before. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to their real and natural state. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in peaceful. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling by himself. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding a sign that of that there was no question. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes at home. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and copied or distributed: compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly just to move about the home, every other day would be spent his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor expression in her eyes. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown disappear. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate heavily on the floor. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't particular state visit http://pglaf.org make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some electronic works must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they stick, then, finally, all was quiet. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance not knowing what he should save first before his attention was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded face against her father's arm. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come 1.F. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally *** START: FULL LICENSE *** sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Translator: David Wyllie mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair would have been more than they could stand to have any more we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had States. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the sight of this and all its noise. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United copied or distributed: coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Chief Executive and Director He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to their real and natural state. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg disappear. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough I corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she himself. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was waiting to save him. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Last updated: May 20, 2012 to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and landed loudly on the floor. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly