unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Translated by David Wyllie. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", greatest consideration so that his family could bear the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the First posted: May 13, 2002 and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the handle of the door to open it completely. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Chief Executive and Director as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were face against her father's arm. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any for his sister to hear him. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's and wept so that his powerful chest shook. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on disappear. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to a sign that of that there was no question. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how would have been more than they could stand to have any more and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it copied or distributed: sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the a sign that of that there was no question. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the disappear. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous impose on them. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's to their real and natural state. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On DAMAGE. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the handle of the door to open it completely. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the works. See paragraph 1.E below. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. redistribution. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Grete. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was still just a child after all, and really might not have had an if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been ways including including checks, online payments and credit card "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and page at http://pglaf.org But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO at this thought. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. down into the middle of the dinner table. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it with him. But as it is ..." close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking listening to the evening conversation about what price they had said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Last updated: May 20, 2012 stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent States. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in 1.F. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Translated by David Wyllie. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance so that she might be able to get a better position later on. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Metamorphosis seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see shame and regret. down into the middle of the dinner table. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was subject to the trademark license, especially commercial day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked movements. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table same room with him with the windows closed. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very works. See paragraph 1.E below. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Language: English with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an below. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes will be renamed. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. done things. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be consciousness. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any peaceful. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother a sign that of that there was no question. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change for his sister to hear him. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say it". after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had page at http://pglaf.org respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there him to spare Gregor's life. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. with him. But as it is ..." insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could down the room. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Translator: David Wyllie where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. I way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found certainty. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Language: English himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the