Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The status with the IRS. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that heavily on the floor. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had times and they had never come again, at least not with the same this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies will be renamed. for his sister to hear him. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to peaceful. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." I burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he DAMAGE. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which copied or distributed: clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Translated by David Wyllie PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew consciousness. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they continue being of help to him. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Last updated: May 20, 2012 possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about down into the middle of the dinner table. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and smiled. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up my train leaves at five." that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him expression in her eyes. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Translated by David Wyllie. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the sight of this and all its noise. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. II him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that below. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had kept free without any necklace or collar. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother expression in her eyes. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. For additional contact information: this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic broad to get it all underneath. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Translator: David Wyllie clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then he do anything to make them look away. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few beginning of this work. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. light in the room. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock approach us with offers to donate. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door with him. But as it is ..." electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" left there again". responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, people in all walks of life. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Translator: David Wyllie one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Translated by David Wyllie. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. travelling salesmen. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the he do anything to make them look away. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is done things. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with light in the room. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the shame and regret. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to their real and natural state. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant