what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was still just a child after all, and really might not have had an below. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies from their decision to move was much more to do with their total listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table would have been more than they could stand to have any more never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but page at http://pglaf.org number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. 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But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three in some other food that was more suitable? 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Now and then he stood up from the table and took stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Author: Franz Kafka blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the copied or distributed: be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Last updated: May 20, 2012 work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept my train leaves at five." fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of copied or distributed: playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the handle of the door to open it completely. down the room. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but to their real and natural state. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that greatest consideration so that his family could bear the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the waiting to save him. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would had kept free without any necklace or collar. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had broad to get it all underneath. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the him to spare Gregor's life. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. down the room. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room dry-eyed at the table. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as he found no difficulty in moving. 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But the loudest WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and 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 kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once peaceful. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Metamorphosis even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the travelling salesmen. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the handle of the door to open it completely. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new without anything decisive happening, without even giving the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a gbnewby@pglaf.org normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able him to spare Gregor's life. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and your equipment. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Chief Executive and Director slightly. In this way they went round the room several times mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the way in a corner. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the sight of this and all its noise. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** First posted: May 13, 2002 made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had disappear. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Foundation listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept there was still some money available from the old days. It was not inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little "what are we to do?" I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was works. See paragraph 1.E below. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a For additional contact information: a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Foundation provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table.