this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Literary Archive Foundation because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Dr. Gregory B. Newby could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round will be renamed. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally continue being of help to him. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact 1.F. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came at this thought. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of http://gutenberg.net/license). was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive For additional contact information: to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can indeed suffering enough. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** gbnewby@pglaf.org his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Chief Executive and Director one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and II thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really II 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is first to get up and stretch out her young body. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Language: English dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Dr. Gregory B. Newby or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project by himself. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the gbnewby@pglaf.org was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the redistribution. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. impose on them. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. people in all walks of life. Translated by David Wyllie from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have 1.E.9. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's life led by the family during these two months, must have made him but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground about the same subject as there were always at least two members of copied or distributed: up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be movements. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Chief Executive and Director round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever still just a child after all, and really might not have had an from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. it". the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was not a loss but a great advantage. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across impose on them. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Translated by David Wyllie. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Language: English mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as shame and regret. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the works. See paragraph 1.E below. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in copied or distributed: Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women peaceful. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had II see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm last!". arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his