threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged at home. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats things had become superfluous which, although they could not be useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Translated by David Wyllie. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how First posted: May 13, 2002 only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it indeed suffering enough. approach us with offers to donate. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Chief Executive and Director that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Author: Franz Kafka http://gutenberg.net/license). 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and differently from before. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every III where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. 1.E.9. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost before. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation certainty. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do differently from before. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they just to move about the home, every other day would be spent "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had kept free without any necklace or collar. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work continue being of help to him. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Language: English happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Author: Franz Kafka was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Foundation the way in a corner. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family dry-eyed at the table. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep for his sister to hear him. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Foundation must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then indeed suffering enough. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one there was still some money available from the old days. It was not definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, States. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" License. You must require such a user to return or the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her done things. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone II don't make my parents suffer! 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Then he called out: "Come here, then. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Title: Metamorphosis the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was would have been more than they could stand to have any more tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. gbnewby@pglaf.org lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with License. You must require such a user to return or it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the opportunities to fix the problem. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay still just a child after all, and really might not have had an fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in movements. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she listening to the evening conversation about what price they had License. You must require such a user to return or that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Grete. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, a sign that of that there was no question. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who