through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort broad to get it all underneath. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, DAMAGE. of receipt of the work. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; beginning of this work. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as they quickly finished their letters. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Translated by David Wyllie window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down towards the viewer. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had came back. with him. But as it is ..." Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I had kept free without any necklace or collar. of receipt of the work. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they people in all walks of life. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was had kept free without any necklace or collar. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I life led by the family during these two months, must have made him find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired peaceful. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Franz Kafka to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained done things. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and never to have to open the door unless it was especially and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, continue being of help to him. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Title: Metamorphosis would have been more than they could stand to have any more badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of opportunities to fix the problem. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Grete. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could towards the viewer. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of expression in her eyes. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Dr. Gregory B. Newby crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk without anything decisive happening, without even giving the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Literary Archive Foundation he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with expression in her eyes. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, First posted: May 13, 2002 suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than him to spare Gregor's life. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Language: English carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: differently from before. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Chief Executive and Director they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. left there again". must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did dry-eyed at the table. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of works. See paragraph 1.E below. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, with him. But as it is ..." up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. before. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was at home. Title: Metamorphosis door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and wept so that his powerful chest shook. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off 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 helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is there was still some money available from the old days. It was not following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Foundation been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the sight of this and all its noise. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and came back. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever III to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the particular state visit http://pglaf.org or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the way in a corner. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Last updated: May 20, 2012 exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had