simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the redistribution. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To room. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of travelling salesmen. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had electronic works back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they redistribution. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps without anything decisive happening, without even giving the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Franz Kafka were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is came back. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had will be renamed. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the way in a corner. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him there was still some money available from the old days. It was not which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he at home. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in beginning of this work. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 1.E.9. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who just to move about the home, every other day would be spent superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Language: English the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total before. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies was not a loss but a great advantage. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God will be renamed. continue being of help to him. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been before. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out dry-eyed at the table. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall page at http://pglaf.org number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or copied or distributed: send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after was not a loss but a great advantage. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Translated by David Wyllie. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he a sign that of that there was no question. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it ways including including checks, online payments and credit card without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself States. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! approach us with offers to donate. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the consciousness. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to with him. But as it is ..." His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was he do anything to make them look away. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the differently from before. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Language: English opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of last!". key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way times and they had never come again, at least not with the same terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Language: English good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto had kept free without any necklace or collar. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's came back. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and smiled. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he continue being of help to him. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto below. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how certainty. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gutenberg-tm License. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which States. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. heavily on the floor. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, http://www.gutenberg.net kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and people in all walks of life. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless II stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through DAMAGE. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. for his sister to hear him. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As First posted: May 13, 2002 removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his