"Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as against the door and listening. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For waiting to save him. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible room. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Grete. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to disappear. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his that couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gutenberg-tm License. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's 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 hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, http://gutenberg.net/license). and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any by himself. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. 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The food was steaming, and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Last updated: May 20, 2012 usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance 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 any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making came back. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged slightly. In this way they went round the room several times had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever room. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to electronic works already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview broad to get it all underneath. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Project Gutenberg-tm works. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing done things. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone before. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she last!". to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some movements. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. down the room. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more dry-eyed at the table. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied same room with him with the windows closed. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can indeed suffering enough. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At status with the IRS. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the sight of this and all its noise. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "what are we to do?" with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was DAMAGE. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally License. You must require such a user to return or methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other was not a loss but a great advantage. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was States. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into first to get up and stretch out her young body. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to DAMAGE. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Project Gutenberg-tm works. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new ways including including checks, online payments and credit card smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money disappear. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** *** START: FULL LICENSE *** No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had certainty. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his opportunities to fix the problem. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Metamorphosis to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: it". his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like first to get up and stretch out her young body. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles redistribution. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was