of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "what are we to do?" probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his with him. But as it is ..." understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Metamorphosis the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Translated by David Wyllie. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.F. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm just to move about the home, every other day would be spent pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Title: Metamorphosis their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a by himself. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Project Gutenberg-tm works. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" still just a child after all, and really might not have had an put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Franz Kafka This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Metamorphosis with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Project Gutenberg-tm works. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal dry-eyed at the table. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping indeed suffering enough. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to their real and natural state. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's at home. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Translated by David Wyllie. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth 1.F. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. peaceful. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired travelling salesmen. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of light in the room. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living himself. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could had kept free without any necklace or collar. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort III "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK works. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known gbnewby@pglaf.org fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying stick, then, finally, all was quiet. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was License. You must require such a user to return or table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in 1.E.9. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had again with the whole weight of his body as needed. 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He was sure that everyone would turn on him any this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Project Gutenberg-tm works. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff States. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Grete. Metamorphosis copied or distributed: exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or particular state visit http://pglaf.org with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Translated by David Wyllie. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder heavily on the floor. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he I to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto at home. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about at this thought. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the a sign that of that there was no question. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work with him. But as it is ..." re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of receipt of the work. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after with him. But as it is ..." pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his for his sister to hear him. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be before. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the I peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to dry-eyed at the table. Project Gutenberg-tm works. Last updated: May 20, 2012 to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project differently from before. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father redistribution. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, was already the end of March, after all. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to their real and natural state. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when