just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to of receipt of the work. Gutenberg-tm License. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and landed loudly on the floor. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the at home. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, copied or distributed: hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front still just a child after all, and really might not have had an for his sister to hear him. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand page at http://pglaf.org transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily first she would call to him as she did so with words that she looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and travelling salesmen. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the II insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak differently from before. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Title: Metamorphosis 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Foundation mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it that her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, beginning of this work. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Translated by David Wyllie. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Dr. Gregory B. Newby most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that III when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any peaceful. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There he do anything to make them look away. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies he do anything to make them look away. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite peaceful. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first before. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be it". head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any same room with him with the windows closed. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly dry-eyed at the table. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing 1.F. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Translated by David Wyllie they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls electronic works it". your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] beginning of this work. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag travelling salesmen. towards the viewer. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Translated by David Wyllie. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. First posted: May 13, 2002 afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Foundation before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, redistribution. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and smiled. him to spare Gregor's life. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. at this thought. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed with her arms around his neck. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the way in a corner. status with the IRS. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously movements. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile III refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gutenberg-tm License. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it and landed loudly on the floor. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** so that she might be able to get a better position later on. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there it". would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he had kept free without any necklace or collar. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 1.F. first to get up and stretch out her young body. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's approach us with offers to donate.