slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and works. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never DAMAGE. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of with her arms around his neck. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced came back. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the sight of this and all its noise. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with travelling salesmen. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, II had kept free without any necklace or collar. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort down into the middle of the dinner table. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. below. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the against the door and listening. of receipt of the work. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him times and they had never come again, at least not with the same overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too towards the viewer. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the first to get up and stretch out her young body. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would with him. But as it is ..." and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister not knowing what he should save first before his attention was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could before. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Title: Metamorphosis tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never with him. But as it is ..." Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net would have been more than they could stand to have any more teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other slightly. In this way they went round the room several times with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall DAMAGE. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to it". above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and page at http://pglaf.org WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent people in all walks of life. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head States. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at home. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in impose on them. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property For additional contact information: splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Translated by David Wyllie such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange life led by the family during these two months, must have made him terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Last updated: May 20, 2012 distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, License. You must require such a user to return or her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work of receipt of the work. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply room. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was dry-eyed at the table. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now 1.E.9. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm just to move about the home, every other day would be spent door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Language: English the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear approach us with offers to donate. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make a sign that of that there was no question. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and never to have to open the door unless it was especially would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with down the room. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and License. You must require such a user to return or her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living life led by the family during these two months, must have made him instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague