the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed room. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Project Gutenberg-tm works. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get works. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before things had become superfluous which, although they could not be form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange so that she might be able to get a better position later on. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the was not a loss but a great advantage. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did a sign that of that there was no question. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even over to the window where they remained with their arms around each without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and III for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty word processing or hypertext form. 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If you are outside the United States, check some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from life led by the family during these two months, must have made him If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Project Gutenberg-tm works. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of 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. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot works. See paragraph 1.E below. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying below. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Dr. Gregory B. Newby been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made done things. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or from their decision to move was much more to do with their total feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with him. But as it is ..." pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to shame and regret. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon I difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's life led by the family during these two months, must have made him situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so even though she could have checked for herself and could have known crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back between all the easier". doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite disappear. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can approach us with offers to donate. gbnewby@pglaf.org thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Title: Metamorphosis with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving there was still some money available from the old days. It was not body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and landed loudly on the floor. Project Gutenberg-tm works. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Dr. Gregory B. Newby re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she would have been more than they could stand to have any more from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to their real and natural state. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very broad to get it all underneath. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling heavily on the floor. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at would have been more than they could stand to have any more But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all him to spare Gregor's life. indeed suffering enough. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family consciousness. Translator: David Wyllie work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Foundation peaceful. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with had kept free without any necklace or collar. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will travelling salesmen. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he was not a loss but a great advantage. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was still just a child after all, and really might not have had an But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net below. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and your equipment. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. dry-eyed at the table. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the handle of the door to open it completely. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in from their decision to move was much more to do with their total So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving copied or distributed: The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something face against her father's arm. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and shame and regret. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever *** START: FULL LICENSE *** splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to indeed suffering enough. States. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he a sign that of that there was no question. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, III Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed works. See paragraph 1.E below. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's shame and regret. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time for his sister to hear him. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Franz Kafka when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell