he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not 1.E.9. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably with her arms around his neck. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. broad to get it all underneath. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time a sign that of that there was no question. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. expression in her eyes. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, broad to get it all underneath. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; expression in her eyes. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect consciousness. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had impose on them. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times For additional contact information: at home. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; had kept free without any necklace or collar. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, below. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had kept free without any necklace or collar. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself was not a loss but a great advantage. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his left there again". Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the way in a corner. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Translated by David Wyllie. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and status with the IRS. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the sight of this and all its noise. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she not knowing what he should save first before his attention was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as works. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no beginning of this work. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's *** START: FULL LICENSE *** anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and opportunities to fix the problem. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared they quickly finished their letters. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag consciousness. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and was not a loss but a great advantage. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Project Gutenberg-tm works. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched States. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Project Gutenberg-tm works. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Translated by David Wyllie. consciousness. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it impose on them. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. expression in her eyes. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried at home. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went room. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or differently from before. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing would have been more than they could stand to have any more slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward status with the IRS. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic II where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects certainty. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite II the sight of this and all its noise. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the came back. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the handle of the door to open it completely. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been door. 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Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position peaceful. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat just to move about the home, every other day would be spent almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and landed loudly on the floor. him to spare Gregor's life. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with waiting to save him. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, last!". So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which First posted: May 13, 2002 his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", indeed suffering enough. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back