even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used so that she might be able to get a better position later on. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, my train leaves at five." sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money left there again". morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was I and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money waiting to save him. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for status with the IRS. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. was not a loss but a great advantage. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Title: Metamorphosis him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she shame and regret. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of things had become superfluous which, although they could not be grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Metamorphosis about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring *** START: FULL LICENSE *** vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed last!". into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Grete. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a down the room. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole First posted: May 13, 2002 don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt differently from before. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless done things. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and will be renamed. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing differently from before. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw from their decision to move was much more to do with their total 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after my train leaves at five." easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Grete. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand done things. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, before. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without peaceful. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or times and they had never come again, at least not with the same of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with *** START: FULL LICENSE *** different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the first to get up and stretch out her young body. Chief Executive and Director company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head States. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net it". *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, himself. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled electronic works received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation impose on them. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, continue being of help to him. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. movements. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from at home. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never page at http://pglaf.org concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The over to the window where they remained with their arms around each there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but indeed suffering enough. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with page at http://pglaf.org rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 1.F. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the peaceful. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body about the same subject as there were always at least two members of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest