quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and down into the middle of the dinner table. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with it". who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the done things. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the impose on them. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? impose on them. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Dr. Gregory B. Newby curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance 1.F. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro people in all walks of life. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a with him. But as it is ..." remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would last!". have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Translated by David Wyllie. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into looked. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his works. See paragraph 1.E below. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of http://www.gutenberg.net Franz Kafka when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Title: Metamorphosis PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to redistribution. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the III *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming differently from before. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the between all the easier". were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure heavily on the floor. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your he do anything to make them look away. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as just to move about the home, every other day would be spent how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Language: English seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Last updated: May 20, 2012 fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at people in all walks of life. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of gbnewby@pglaf.org This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps greatest consideration so that his family could bear the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned DAMAGE. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong slightly. In this way they went round the room several times say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation it". The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and smiled. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! 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Doing business like this this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. left there again". it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to their real and natural state. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking life led by the family during these two months, must have made him people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be himself. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously works. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Last updated: May 20, 2012 providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Literary Archive Foundation instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was already the end of March, after all. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. waiting to save him. waiting to save him. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present certainty. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented listening to the evening conversation about what price they had where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again differently from before. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty face against her father's arm. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 1.E.9. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks impose on them. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. disappear. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that