Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the sight of this and all its noise. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little he looked back for the last time. 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He did not keep still for a moment round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Translated by David Wyllie thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Translated by David Wyllie. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his copied or distributed: business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down that But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and wept so that his powerful chest shook. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too for his sister to hear him. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position peaceful. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" at this thought. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if between all the easier". round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ towards the viewer. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery expression in her eyes. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still slightly. In this way they went round the room several times bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll at this thought. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, First posted: May 13, 2002 the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and smiled. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been consciousness. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily was already the end of March, after all. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Author: Franz Kafka swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the sight of this and all its noise. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and landed loudly on the floor. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, last!". couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth electronic works them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room just to move about the home, every other day would be spent which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had III skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. face against her father's arm. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good was not a loss but a great advantage. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and smiled. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if before. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never down into the middle of the dinner table. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! III only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen movements. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email page at http://pglaf.org experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Translated by David Wyllie instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good greatest consideration so that his family could bear the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly approach us with offers to donate. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the handle of the door to open it completely. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. broad to get it all underneath. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly over to the window where they remained with their arms around each was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, it". almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally DAMAGE. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like