work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally works. See paragraph 1.E below. "what are we to do?" with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional with her arms around his neck. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Franz Kafka back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In still just a child after all, and really might not have had an refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "what are we to do?" His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each same room with him with the windows closed. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of a sign that of that there was no question. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm a sign that of that there was no question. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, will be renamed. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance travelling salesmen. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Chief Executive and Director stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at at home. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God indeed suffering enough. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her greatest consideration so that his family could bear the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with same room with him with the windows closed. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand below. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that DAMAGE. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Author: Franz Kafka grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats States. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Translated by David Wyllie of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had things had become superfluous which, although they could not be a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Literary Archive Foundation would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its DAMAGE. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Grete. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became that lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as done things. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Literary Archive Foundation "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still down into the middle of the dinner table. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Metamorphosis impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still ways including including checks, online payments and credit card seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister works. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got copied or distributed: they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the below. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would down the room. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many at home. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Metamorphosis eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the sight of this and all its noise. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their II business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the sight of this and all its noise. and landed loudly on the floor. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project was already the end of March, after all. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower status with the IRS. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it I shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again face against her father's arm. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space at this thought. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible without anything decisive happening, without even giving the down the room. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in looked. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included between all the easier". question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Foundation Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, that charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you http://gutenberg.net/license). about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister III probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of face against her father's arm. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember done things. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Title: Metamorphosis his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's