breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, impose on them. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Metamorphosis office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following waiting to save him. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Translated by David Wyllie Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, License. You must require such a user to return or lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was For additional contact information: off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced will be renamed. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and smiled. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff came back. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be particular state visit http://pglaf.org and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the electronic works milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Foundation were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to approach us with offers to donate. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his redistribution. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up License. You must require such a user to return or day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. for his sister to hear him. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Translated by David Wyllie. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by electronic works think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance same room with him with the windows closed. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every States. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to their real and natural state. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, for his sister to hear him. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Metamorphosis not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on there was still some money available from the old days. It was not room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, broad to get it all underneath. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position same room with him with the windows closed. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair down into the middle of the dinner table. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and 1.F. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his that people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his it". said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a ways including including checks, online payments and credit card couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the before. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the License. You must require such a user to return or movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gutenberg-tm License. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. last!". give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.E.9. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and down the room. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so still just a child after all, and really might not have had an all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was came back. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" of receipt of the work. the sight of this and all its noise. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto first to get up and stretch out her young body. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of approach us with offers to donate. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Last updated: May 20, 2012 from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the handle of the door to open it completely. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. looked. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Grete. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. 1.F. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Language: English that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. done things. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" redistribution. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in left there again". the way in a corner. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been life led by the family during these two months, must have made him service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you last!". His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Metamorphosis their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. before. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped he do anything to make them look away. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times