his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and landed loudly on the floor. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Translated by David Wyllie. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with him. But as it is ..." (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite about the same subject as there were always at least two members of few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "what are we to do?" her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully looked. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his consciousness. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and landed loudly on the floor. indeed suffering enough. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he do anything to make them look away. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set with her arms around his neck. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His gbnewby@pglaf.org this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when below. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.E.9. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at my train leaves at five." incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and wept so that his powerful chest shook. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he from their decision to move was much more to do with their total be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it at this thought. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair face against her father's arm. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had waiting to save him. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. continue being of help to him. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked status with the IRS. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Franz Kafka state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. it". back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was heavily on the floor. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether from their decision to move was much more to do with their total will be renamed. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in consciousness. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming dry-eyed at the table. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Title: Metamorphosis fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Translated by David Wyllie why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if approach us with offers to donate. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the shame and regret. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and smiled. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly ways including including checks, online payments and credit card to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his last!". and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's with her arms around his neck. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place light in the room. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much works. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say subject to the trademark license, especially commercial But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would last!". and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and peaceful. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be License. You must require such a user to return or doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and same room with him with the windows closed. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To electronic works it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. will be renamed. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in continue being of help to him. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't