couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Dr. Gregory B. Newby could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards they quickly finished their letters. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed down into the middle of the dinner table. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the differently from before. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and landed loudly on the floor. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before II which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The waiting to save him. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself dry-eyed at the table. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the for his sister to hear him. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer left there again". speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing had kept free without any necklace or collar. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Title: Metamorphosis her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Metamorphosis strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth States. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music DAMAGE. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded things had become superfluous which, although they could not be seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the status with the IRS. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own First posted: May 13, 2002 money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Title: Metamorphosis sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited looked. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Dr. Gregory B. Newby open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to III a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Chief Executive and Director LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR will be renamed. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after expression in her eyes. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her beginning of this work. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister my train leaves at five." lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Last updated: May 20, 2012 subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with particular state visit http://pglaf.org sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the dry-eyed at the table. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now approach us with offers to donate. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the came back. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if at home. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At stick, then, finally, all was quiet. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes heavily on the floor. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had at this thought. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, shame and regret. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Metamorphosis cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been room. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him travelling salesmen. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever they quickly finished their letters. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite room. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would against the door and listening. peaceful. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt listening to the evening conversation about what price they had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and movements. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth beginning of this work. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Literary Archive Foundation she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the impose on them. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Translated by David Wyllie page at http://pglaf.org 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 1.E.9. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and DAMAGE. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and landed loudly on the floor. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or from their decision to move was much more to do with their total which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even indeed suffering enough. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over slightly. In this way they went round the room several times will be renamed. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. shame and regret. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff.