connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the dry-eyed at the table. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Last updated: May 20, 2012 floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort before. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally certainty. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa and wept so that his powerful chest shook. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Grete. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Franz Kafka to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto your equipment. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Translated by David Wyllie. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, works. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current continue being of help to him. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; between all the easier". continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to towards the viewer. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Translator: David Wyllie everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible same room with him with the windows closed. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you differently from before. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were down the room. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and movements. against the door and listening. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was they quickly finished their letters. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; stick, then, finally, all was quiet. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke him to spare Gregor's life. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been still just a child after all, and really might not have had an And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on ways including including checks, online payments and credit card only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the sight of this and all its noise. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his at this thought. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Metamorphosis That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good and smiled. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible waiting to save him. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even my train leaves at five." Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning light in the room. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, status with the IRS. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Chief Executive and Director eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long light in the room. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of travelling salesmen. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Translated by David Wyllie whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner done things. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Translator: David Wyllie Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. towards the viewer. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Foundation she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended works. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied redistribution. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gutenberg-tm License. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when heavily on the floor. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of receipt of the work. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. shame and regret. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a heavily on the floor. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely before. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently