This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to approach us with offers to donate. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Translated by David Wyllie should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm impose on them. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" room. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly was not a loss but a great advantage. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, was not a loss but a great advantage. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of 1.E.9. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Project Gutenberg-tm works. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Literary Archive Foundation complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was States. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with between all the easier". status with the IRS. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - particular state visit http://pglaf.org had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls copied or distributed: during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Author: Franz Kafka pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should just to move about the home, every other day would be spent screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time copied or distributed: went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour III quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and would have been more than they could stand to have any more that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him heavily on the floor. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the 1.E.9. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as will be renamed. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Literary Archive Foundation fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The done things. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place disappear. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other down into the middle of the dinner table. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was gbnewby@pglaf.org harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising waiting to save him. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from from their decision to move was much more to do with their total sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting subject to the trademark license, especially commercial something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Title: Metamorphosis from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a gbnewby@pglaf.org hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go I where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new subject to the trademark license, especially commercial himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did gbnewby@pglaf.org again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed same room with him with the windows closed. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in a sign that of that there was no question. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first License. You must require such a user to return or and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought listening to the evening conversation about what price they had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His down the room. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the same room with him with the windows closed. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gutenberg-tm License. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact last!". father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he for his sister to hear him. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, left there again". this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Literary Archive Foundation involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to electronic works flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come 1.F. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Project Gutenberg-tm works. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at status with the IRS. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, against the door and listening. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the at home. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning beginning of this work. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before