floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his 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 impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, indeed suffering enough. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite disappear. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange status with the IRS. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Franz Kafka the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside *** START: FULL LICENSE *** - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said times and they had never come again, at least not with the same improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who against the door and listening. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with against the door and listening. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good greatest consideration so that his family could bear the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it works. See paragraph 1.E below. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to copied or distributed: his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat expression in her eyes. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Grete. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Chief Executive and Director looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or impose on them. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and smiled. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister they quickly finished their letters. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Metamorphosis Translated by David Wyllie. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at First posted: May 13, 2002 or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments heavily on the floor. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day impose on them. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the first to get up and stretch out her young body. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Translator: David Wyllie great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gutenberg-tm License. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished without anything decisive happening, without even giving the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that light in the room. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing had kept free without any necklace or collar. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Translator: David Wyllie He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure between all the easier". done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding room. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help below. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, left there again". One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework last!". splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his differently from before. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "what are we to do?" His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Translator: David Wyllie and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important greatest consideration so that his family could bear the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Grete. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he of receipt of the work. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Chief Executive and Director 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest down into the middle of the dinner table. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister had kept free without any necklace or collar. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net done things. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even even though she could have checked for herself and could have known connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and was already the end of March, after all. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at first to get up and stretch out her young body. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the himself. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's looked. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Last updated: May 20, 2012 way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you peaceful. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he http://www.gutenberg.net cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed