Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Franz Kafka achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Author: Franz Kafka middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Last updated: May 20, 2012 screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his III all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose light in the room. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that first she would call to him as she did so with words that she startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position him to spare Gregor's life. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Translated by David Wyllie. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the certainty. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with a sign that of that there was no question. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Dr. Gregory B. Newby life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very States. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did your equipment. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest to their real and natural state. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then left there again". eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and landed loudly on the floor. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible electronic works how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain 1.E.9. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the handle of the door to open it completely. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, left there again". thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any disappear. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be status with the IRS. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ electronic works after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his expression in her eyes. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the copied or distributed: only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Translator: David Wyllie and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as even though she could have checked for herself and could have known increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, himself. to their real and natural state. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent at this thought. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. waiting to save him. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Translator: David Wyllie electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was indeed suffering enough. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and never to have to open the door unless it was especially and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the he do anything to make them look away. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as about the same subject as there were always at least two members of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping works. See paragraph 1.E below. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it First posted: May 13, 2002 straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Section 5. 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"Can the chief clerk come in to see you he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he peaceful. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. II And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to heavily on the floor. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when even though she could have checked for herself and could have known was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again himself. Chief Executive and Director Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was below. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Project Gutenberg-tm works. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that was not a loss but a great advantage. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any my train leaves at five." just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck done things. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty