she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or broad to get it all underneath. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. flat. 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Grete would probably be the only one who would pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was already the end of March, after all. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright ways including including checks, online payments and credit card status with the IRS. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see first to get up and stretch out her young body. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm heavily on the floor. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see down the room. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and landed loudly on the floor. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, shame and regret. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be shame and regret. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his indeed suffering enough. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment so that she might be able to get a better position later on. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his of receipt of the work. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had peace I get in my old age!" 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Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the expression in her eyes. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Foundation irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Title: Metamorphosis family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've over to the window where they remained with their arms around each next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my across Gregor's room. 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He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth room. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - face against her father's arm. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor would have been more than they could stand to have any more and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found was not a loss but a great advantage. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent first to get up and stretch out her young body. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Foundation very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was page at http://pglaf.org he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the handle of the door to open it completely. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. redistribution. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest States. continue being of help to him. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Language: English because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any redistribution. Author: Franz Kafka though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Translated by David Wyllie. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; would have been more than they could stand to have any more wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to works. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project towards the viewer. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends