disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with even though she could have checked for herself and could have known could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him status with the IRS. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister against the door and listening. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the handle of the door to open it completely. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. III her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Franz Kafka his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the way in a corner. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which first she would call to him as she did so with words that she are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so redistribution. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with works. See paragraph 1.E below. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. with her arms around his neck. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with over to the window where they remained with their arms around each occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if face against her father's arm. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of was not a loss but a great advantage. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it light in the room. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Grete. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or at this thought. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman my train leaves at five." from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and landed loudly on the floor. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made done things. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent about the same subject as there were always at least two members of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have still just a child after all, and really might not have had an word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly it". be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK down into the middle of the dinner table. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat at home. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Literary Archive Foundation is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH there was still some money available from the old days. It was not had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was opportunities to fix the problem. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Project Gutenberg-tm works. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto down into the middle of the dinner table. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards so that she might be able to get a better position later on. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I had kept free without any necklace or collar. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in works. See paragraph 1.E below. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short beginning of this work. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the handle of the door to open it completely. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and smiled. the sight of this and all its noise. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do even though she could have checked for herself and could have known The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation people in all walks of life. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, at this thought. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with still just a child after all, and really might not have had an http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg done things. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Title: Metamorphosis away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide below. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Grete. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that first she would call to him as she did so with words that she have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, last!". violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On came back. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, him to spare Gregor's life.