happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be will be renamed. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the light in the room. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Translator: David Wyllie a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true had kept free without any necklace or collar. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to 1.F. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Grete. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Dr. Gregory B. Newby because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they even though she could have checked for herself and could have known away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the sight of this and all its noise. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried face against her father's arm. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought http://www.gutenberg.net able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to was already the end of March, after all. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest he do anything to make them look away. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating had kept free without any necklace or collar. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply heavily on the floor. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies heavily on the floor. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Metamorphosis as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Author: Franz Kafka his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and never to have to open the door unless it was especially to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just first she would call to him as she did so with words that she property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Project Gutenberg-tm works. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Last updated: May 20, 2012 trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very face against her father's arm. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, left there again". the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. light in the room. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, works. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Translator: David Wyllie said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed continue being of help to him. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet times and they had never come again, at least not with the same him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the waiting to save him. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but DAMAGE. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", travelling salesmen. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited States. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's still just a child after all, and really might not have had an round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite shame and regret. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of before. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Project Gutenberg-tm works. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer just to move about the home, every other day would be spent first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to had kept free without any necklace or collar. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Foundation a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body over to the window where they remained with their arms around each hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw first she would call to him as she did so with words that she come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and landed loudly on the floor. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Language: English left there again". Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gutenberg-tm License. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps indeed suffering enough. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Language: English individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her beginning of this work. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Grete. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, had kept free without any necklace or collar. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made heavily on the floor. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from