boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Title: Metamorphosis with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. redistribution. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that face against her father's arm. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down he do anything to make them look away. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned certainty. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and smiled. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most stick, then, finally, all was quiet. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If redistribution. shame and regret. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed left there again". hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room face against her father's arm. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to broad to get it all underneath. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise face against her father's arm. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when by himself. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper and smiled. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" shame and regret. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently him to spare Gregor's life. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. movements. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight times and they had never come again, at least not with the same http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel face against her father's arm. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down people in all walks of life. would have been more than they could stand to have any more mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Foundation at home. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to their real and natural state. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, room. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat just to move about the home, every other day would be spent to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly from their decision to move was much more to do with their total soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Foundation Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: against the door and listening. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Dr. Gregory B. Newby strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very DAMAGE. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK copied or distributed: does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. done things. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, came back. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once it". But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw works. See paragraph 1.E below. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from was not a loss but a great advantage. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Franz Kafka taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had face against her father's arm. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, dry-eyed at the table. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Chief Executive and Director round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Dr. Gregory B. Newby back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. dry-eyed at the table. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the sight of this and all its noise. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Franz Kafka one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. by himself. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Translated by David Wyllie peaceful. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Translated by David Wyllie herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as at this thought. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Chief Executive and Director and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we page at http://pglaf.org opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gutenberg-tm License. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "what are we to do?" and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. a sign that of that there was no question. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works.