through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was already the end of March, after all. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. States. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed certainty. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Translated by David Wyllie For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Grete. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a redistribution. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some below. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. they quickly finished their letters. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg with him. But as it is ..." had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. at this thought. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself gbnewby@pglaf.org Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed gbnewby@pglaf.org If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking him to spare Gregor's life. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother times and they had never come again, at least not with the same come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Grete. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, closed and refusing to get up. 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She left the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. redistribution. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on room. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. particular state visit http://pglaf.org that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a light in the room. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again impose on them. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door stick, then, finally, all was quiet. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the before. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. 1.E.9. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "what are we to do?" think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, down into the middle of the dinner table. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with at home. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Foundation away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but works. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in same room with him with the windows closed. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was not a loss but a great advantage. beginning of this work. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't over to the window where they remained with their arms around each after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. For additional contact information: politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short last!". No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right would have been more than they could stand to have any more providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any 1.E.9. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gutenberg-tm License. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Author: Franz Kafka writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of left there again". our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and the handle of the door to open it completely. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's consciousness. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the