him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found between all the easier". recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the with her arms around his neck. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the at this thought. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the page at http://pglaf.org with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been travelling salesmen. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for heavily on the floor. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" would have been more than they could stand to have any more room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the way in a corner. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and wept so that his powerful chest shook. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Chief Executive and Director probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would http://gutenberg.net/license). bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of against the door and listening. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and came back. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would sections. 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Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself broad to get it all underneath. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping certainty. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware certainty. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to at this thought. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly electronic works milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his 1.E.9. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort For additional contact information: wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness States. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest had kept free without any necklace or collar. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he works. See paragraph 1.E below. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her http://gutenberg.net/license). impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room For additional contact information: to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of opportunities to fix the problem. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself was not a loss but a great advantage. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven things had become superfluous which, although they could not be lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related a sign that of that there was no question. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his last!". to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his impose on them. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved impose on them. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from they quickly finished their letters. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination a sign that of that there was no question. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to travelling salesmen. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Franz Kafka there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The works. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Chief Executive and Director knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. I now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing last!". himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. with him. But as it is ..." even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and smiled. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother,