*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, http://gutenberg.net/license). was already the end of March, after all. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for against the door and listening. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a towards the viewer. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room your equipment. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women expression in her eyes. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the sight of this and all its noise. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the handle of the door to open it completely. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm works. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Franz Kafka rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Translated by David Wyllie is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Dr. Gregory B. Newby though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and redistribution. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had he do anything to make them look away. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Project Gutenberg-tm works. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this times and they had never come again, at least not with the same things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player I mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Language: English open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting expression in her eyes. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the particular state visit http://pglaf.org 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Foundation through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at consciousness. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to would have been more than they could stand to have any more they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of at home. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once II he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the http://www.gutenberg.net you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier room. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three just to move about the home, every other day would be spent stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Foundation carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, travelling salesmen. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the room. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and smiled. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His opportunities to fix the problem. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gutenberg-tm License. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and wept so that his powerful chest shook. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the sight of this and all its noise. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to came back. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of opportunities to fix the problem. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was not a loss but a great advantage. Literary Archive Foundation two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Language: English Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this same room with him with the windows closed. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional will be renamed. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Translated by David Wyllie. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. I slightly. In this way they went round the room several times imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" below. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the