find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but impose on them. Translated by David Wyllie. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for last!". that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat a sign that of that there was no question. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. States. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his he do anything to make them look away. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt status with the IRS. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and wept so that his powerful chest shook. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk light in the room. movements. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock and smiled. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was works. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to a sign that of that there was no question. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the continue being of help to him. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Metamorphosis chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right just to move about the home, every other day would be spent different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement 1.E. 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They had the tram, filled with warm some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was it". not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the for his sister to hear him. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification it". way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they done things. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 1.E.9. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, http://gutenberg.net/license). The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the below. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all continue being of help to him. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that consciousness. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when ways including including checks, online payments and credit card especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is so that she might be able to get a better position later on. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Project Gutenberg-tm works. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Grete. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in he do anything to make them look away. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly so that she might be able to get a better position later on. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and smiled. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a *** START: FULL LICENSE *** before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes light in the room. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say peaceful. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Chief Executive and Director terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with *** START: FULL LICENSE *** highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like down the room. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and wept so that his powerful chest shook. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? my train leaves at five." was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully