seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying certainty. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt redistribution. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or was not a loss but a great advantage. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. movements. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite between all the easier". very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" listening. 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You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently had kept free without any necklace or collar. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be left there again". before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. light in the room. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Translator: David Wyllie help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to will be renamed. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good continue being of help to him. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office copied or distributed: a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest down into the middle of the dinner table. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of II able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it it". Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Translated by David Wyllie you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. left there again". not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Foundation Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the left there again". redistribution. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their would have been more than they could stand to have any more this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished he do anything to make them look away. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend people in all walks of life. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying light in the room. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the sight of this and all its noise. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, peaceful. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more him to spare Gregor's life. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a impose on them. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the consciousness. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front with him. But as it is ..." other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Metamorphosis He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the down into the middle of the dinner table. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed a sign that of that there was no question. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down life led by the family during these two months, must have made him splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented peaceful. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor looked. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" *** START: FULL LICENSE *** their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than your equipment. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by himself. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's last!". as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the dry-eyed at the table. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been will be renamed. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the differently from before. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a certainty. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop