intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and shame and regret. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. people in all walks of life. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have ways including including checks, online payments and credit card milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in For additional contact information: from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and smiled. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations I research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, a sign that of that there was no question. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning last!". himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some listening to the evening conversation about what price they had computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination differently from before. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with broad to get it all underneath. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Metamorphosis her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth your equipment. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear particular state visit http://pglaf.org to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some without anything decisive happening, without even giving the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement things had become superfluous which, although they could not be going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had indeed suffering enough. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight with him. But as it is ..." skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk status with the IRS. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a redistribution. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - *** START: FULL LICENSE *** under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was was not a loss but a great advantage. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a greatest consideration so that his family could bear the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was down the room. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. last!". unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination below. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself peaceful. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and smiled. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially approach us with offers to donate. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. shame and regret. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill II Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER expression in her eyes. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gutenberg-tm License. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and had kept free without any necklace or collar. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear they quickly finished their letters. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden still just a child after all, and really might not have had an anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he *** START: FULL LICENSE *** came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just States. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Project Gutenberg-tm works. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact movements. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's 1.E.9. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed would have been more than they could stand to have any more following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends your equipment. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her done things. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the handle of the door to open it completely. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel certainty. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the