Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was light in the room. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would DAMAGE. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment waiting to save him. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; down into the middle of the dinner table. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his himself. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Metamorphosis door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which by himself. against the door and listening. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it things had become superfluous which, although they could not be coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In that away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Grete. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Translated by David Wyllie. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, would have been more than they could stand to have any more against the door and listening. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the way in a corner. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation was not a loss but a great advantage. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room shame and regret. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Literary Archive Foundation like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the was already the end of March, after all. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the sight of this and all its noise. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar light in the room. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no heavily on the floor. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a certainty. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her for his sister to hear him. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest room. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become http://gutenberg.net/license). He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living light in the room. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had 1.E.9. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, impose on them. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain will be renamed. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and smiled. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing License. You must require such a user to return or http://gutenberg.net/license). swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by shame and regret. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** movements. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, II and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the way in a corner. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the way in a corner. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at broad to get it all underneath. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times page at http://pglaf.org with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with her arms around his neck. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where before. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room with her arms around his neck. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want at home. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down