humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Translated by David Wyllie. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Foundation hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong beginning of this work. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing for his sister to hear him. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. 1.F. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room people in all walks of life. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro ways including including checks, online payments and credit card had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with travelling salesmen. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he indeed suffering enough. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room looked. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the sight of this and all its noise. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Metamorphosis people in all walks of life. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, my train leaves at five." quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the approach us with offers to donate. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the redistribution. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of http://gutenberg.net/license). he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, particular state visit http://pglaf.org between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Chief Executive and Director under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and landed loudly on the floor. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the left there again". word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep License. You must require such a user to return or possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Translated by David Wyllie smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and landed loudly on the floor. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and smiled. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've approach us with offers to donate. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get looked. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to heavily on the floor. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and at home. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total himself. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. looked. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." travelling salesmen. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project towards the viewer. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very he do anything to make them look away. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly copied or distributed: Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with works. See paragraph 1.E below. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final travelling salesmen. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check even though she could have checked for herself and could have known For additional contact information: doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without looked. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Chief Executive and Director situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was had kept free without any necklace or collar. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE life led by the family during these two months, must have made him than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. movements. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had For additional contact information: practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "what are we to do?" continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework with him. But as it is ..." very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. movements. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to