*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Title: Metamorphosis as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, States. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Literary Archive Foundation that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg impose on them. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday II redistribution. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As States. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just broad to get it all underneath. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once listening to the evening conversation about what price they had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Foundation Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but towards the viewer. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and smiled. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break was already the end of March, after all. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this for his sister to hear him. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer copied or distributed: quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still I active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for http://www.gutenberg.net his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, would have been more than they could stand to have any more sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his travelling salesmen. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of gbnewby@pglaf.org promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Metamorphosis as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United beginning of this work. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of broad to get it all underneath. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he looked. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the was not a loss but a great advantage. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white still just a child after all, and really might not have had an sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the States. and smiled. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you DAMAGE. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as First posted: May 13, 2002 wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide movements. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising without anything decisive happening, without even giving the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they himself. a sign that of that there was no question. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if even though she could have checked for herself and could have known that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able status with the IRS. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation continue being of help to him. waiting to save him. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing would have been more than they could stand to have any more the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and smiled. travelling salesmen. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the face against her father's arm. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, towards the viewer. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the way in a corner. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they at home. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "what are we to do?" because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished over to the window where they remained with their arms around each her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed down the room. page at http://pglaf.org sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following so that she might be able to get a better position later on. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Translated by David Wyllie couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared so that she might be able to get a better position later on. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." same room with him with the windows closed. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was