looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it DAMAGE. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of shame and regret. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed particular state visit http://pglaf.org collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Title: Metamorphosis in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in was not a loss but a great advantage. himself. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her differently from before. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and wept so that his powerful chest shook. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and landed loudly on the floor. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Last updated: May 20, 2012 frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the heavily on the floor. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the way in a corner. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of status with the IRS. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her peaceful. was not a loss but a great advantage. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. approach us with offers to donate. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true against the door and listening. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor impose on them. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than indeed suffering enough. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, it". anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the it". posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the beginning of this work. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared even though she could have checked for herself and could have known thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the himself. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Metamorphosis possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Franz Kafka down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one For additional contact information: head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Translated by David Wyllie. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the handle of the door to open it completely. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family about the same subject as there were always at least two members of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards face against her father's arm. States. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the I while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Translator: David Wyllie and wept so that his powerful chest shook. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, works. See paragraph 1.E below. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, peaceful. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and wept so that his powerful chest shook. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room at this thought. looked. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found down the room. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gutenberg-tm License. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the