flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent disappear. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right a sign that of that there was no question. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Language: English editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living was already the end of March, after all. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force will be renamed. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family shame and regret. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the way in a corner. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in redistribution. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do electronic works father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that left there again". obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible waiting to save him. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust before. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but indeed suffering enough. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman down the room. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Grete. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous against the door and listening. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" down the room. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three will be renamed. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been same room with him with the windows closed. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already peaceful. heavily on the floor. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "what are we to do?" the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some would have been more than they could stand to have any more for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Foundation present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic First posted: May 13, 2002 as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Translated by David Wyllie. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Translated by David Wyllie expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Translated by David Wyllie. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. last!". think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she gbnewby@pglaf.org Dr. Gregory B. Newby sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt status with the IRS. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Literary Archive Foundation see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. below. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder same room with him with the windows closed. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, certainty. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Last updated: May 20, 2012 that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Language: English shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered III it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to certainty. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was electronic works DAMAGE. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his down into the middle of the dinner table. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little not knowing what he should save first before his attention was state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Title: Metamorphosis sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Foundation become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with waiting to save him. http://gutenberg.net/license). she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, people in all walks of life. continue being of help to him. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United First posted: May 13, 2002 even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight life led by the family during these two months, must have made him enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far over to the window where they remained with their arms around each used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not DAMAGE. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. left there again". they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of status with the IRS. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally will be renamed. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many and wept so that his powerful chest shook. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Metamorphosis furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the