bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness over to the window where they remained with their arms around each example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without electronic works enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only a sign that of that there was no question. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check redistribution. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Last updated: May 20, 2012 "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would stick, then, finally, all was quiet. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Title: Metamorphosis the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he II screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Author: Franz Kafka is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Translator: David Wyllie that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived over to the window where they remained with their arms around each even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded with him. But as it is ..." At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the down into the middle of the dinner table. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 him to spare Gregor's life. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to heavily on the floor. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. III shame and regret. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and never to have to open the door unless it was especially herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any about the same subject as there were always at least two members of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do gbnewby@pglaf.org irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no was not a loss but a great advantage. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about people in all walks of life. approach us with offers to donate. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, waiting to save him. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and came back. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the particular state visit http://pglaf.org the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and never to have to open the door unless it was especially catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the your equipment. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and done things. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Metamorphosis "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not your equipment. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living movements. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification States. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly DAMAGE. electronic works without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to travelling salesmen. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the would have been more than they could stand to have any more enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff 1.A. 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He did not keep still for a moment the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing DAMAGE. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front towards the viewer. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Translated by David Wyllie. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to your equipment. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. a sign that of that there was no question. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the came back. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in still just a child after all, and really might not have had an wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the between all the easier". work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right page at http://pglaf.org pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to heavily on the floor. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Language: English States. had kept free without any necklace or collar. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework below. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime License. You must require such a user to return or early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest at home. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what down the room. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust beginning of this work. Project Gutenberg-tm works. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said.