straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he still just a child after all, and really might not have had an forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of room. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat over to the window where they remained with their arms around each floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United people in all walks of life. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we 1.E.9. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** impose on them. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his left there again". important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any first to get up and stretch out her young body. shame and regret. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, works. See paragraph 1.E below. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed heavily on the floor. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands for his sister to hear him. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Chief Executive and Director although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in ways including including checks, online payments and credit card in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; certainty. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming peaceful. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Metamorphosis only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Translated by David Wyllie. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Language: English thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with would have been more than they could stand to have any more time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without with her arms around his neck. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object to their real and natural state. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long they quickly finished their letters. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, page at http://pglaf.org that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief page at http://pglaf.org in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was License. You must require such a user to return or the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple slightly. In this way they went round the room several times gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with times and they had never come again, at least not with the same have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. page at http://pglaf.org are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could against the door and listening. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in particular state visit http://pglaf.org his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I consciousness. the handle of the door to open it completely. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time approach us with offers to donate. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with movements. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known that door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly people in all walks of life. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended down the room. and landed loudly on the floor. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the handle of the door to open it completely. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Translated by David Wyllie. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the waiting to save him. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy peaceful. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to their real and natural state. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Last updated: May 20, 2012 as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in they quickly finished their letters. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the sight of this and all its noise. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Title: Metamorphosis hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but 1.F. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went so that she might be able to get a better position later on. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune copied or distributed: Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without between all the easier". while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged himself. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived people in all walks of life. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself works. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut http://gutenberg.net/license). "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free broad to get it all underneath. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do came back. opportunities to fix the problem. electronic works himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He License. You must require such a user to return or peaceful. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a