flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Foundation illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the impose on them. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware First posted: May 13, 2002 that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and consciousness. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work copied or distributed: shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at same room with him with the windows closed. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Language: English it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." down into the middle of the dinner table. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in will be renamed. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister would have been more than they could stand to have any more and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become will be renamed. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Translated by David Wyllie. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be http://www.gutenberg.net done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain continue being of help to him. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should listening to the evening conversation about what price they had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite gbnewby@pglaf.org page at http://pglaf.org then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the handle of the door to open it completely. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Chief Executive and Director me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a differently from before. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, I to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family expression in her eyes. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Franz Kafka teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered dry-eyed at the table. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation there was still some money available from the old days. It was not entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do with him. But as it is ..." special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple slightly. In this way they went round the room several times possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn particular state visit http://pglaf.org sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It shame and regret. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we approach us with offers to donate. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found http://gutenberg.net/license). thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Translated by David Wyllie. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if expression in her eyes. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound times and they had never come again, at least not with the same been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged face against her father's arm. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her States. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister will be renamed. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my still just a child after all, and really might not have had an pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Translated by David Wyllie that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully came back. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom last!". knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gutenberg-tm License. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Translated by David Wyllie. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and wept so that his powerful chest shook. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the handle of the door to open it completely. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Section 2. 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Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still between all the easier". entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we just to move about the home, every other day would be spent make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in consciousness. incarcerated in his room. 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