do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the against the door and listening. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself "what are we to do?" "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Language: English entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, down the room. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right light in the room. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Translated by David Wyllie. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really will be renamed. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and him to spare Gregor's life. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Last updated: May 20, 2012 exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 1.E. 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Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project continue being of help to him. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with him. But as it is ..." help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: between all the easier". from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more redistribution. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and wept so that his powerful chest shook. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by works. See paragraph 1.E below. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate by himself. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner last!". the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the sight of this and all its noise. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Author: Franz Kafka to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load last!". state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate slightly. In this way they went round the room several times even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Translated by David Wyllie. broad to get it all underneath. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's heavily on the floor. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room expression in her eyes. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward continue being of help to him. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Grete. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was was already the end of March, after all. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw travelling salesmen. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of same room with him with the windows closed. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the down into the middle of the dinner table. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At indeed suffering enough. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving works. See paragraph 1.E below. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation certainty. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is things had become superfluous which, although they could not be quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible with him. But as it is ..." and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "what are we to do?" the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being himself. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you travelling salesmen. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. below. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the