him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." beginning of this work. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm differently from before. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "what are we to do?" he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Grete. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists For additional contact information: thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was for his sister to hear him. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill for his sister to hear him. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman dry-eyed at the table. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing was not a loss but a great advantage. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Translated by David Wyllie Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects States. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after broad to get it all underneath. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed they quickly finished their letters. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto down into the middle of the dinner table. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned people in all walks of life. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance gbnewby@pglaf.org drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and landed loudly on the floor. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was works. See paragraph 1.E below. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Chief Executive and Director stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. broad to get it all underneath. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Chief Executive and Director posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. will be renamed. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore for his sister to hear him. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to himself. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his was already the end of March, after all. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very I said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to towards the viewer. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his impose on them. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Last updated: May 20, 2012 been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his left there again". with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his waiting to save him. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right towards the viewer. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the first to get up and stretch out her young body. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and landed loudly on the floor. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it http://www.gutenberg.net in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after first to get up and stretch out her young body. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use subject to the trademark license, especially commercial tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Metamorphosis This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of between all the easier". all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Section 5. 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You may copy it, give it away or done things. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by returns. 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And supported by the two women he would devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. 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His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Chief Executive and Director drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would