and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown towards the viewer. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. first to get up and stretch out her young body. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 1.F. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final electronic works suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide left there again". business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the II any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that left there again". curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project towards the viewer. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father beginning of this work. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there greatest consideration so that his family could bear the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and wept so that his powerful chest shook. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would so that she might be able to get a better position later on. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. they quickly finished their letters. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all will be renamed. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, heavily on the floor. left there again". explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living http://www.gutenberg.net than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising so that she might be able to get a better position later on. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Chief Executive and Director newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort II just to move about the home, every other day would be spent back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again over to the window where they remained with their arms around each their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. 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It was not very clear at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did I his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free page at http://pglaf.org Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was came back. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to their real and natural state. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Language: English highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the would have been more than they could stand to have any more we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the handle of the door to open it completely. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Dr. Gregory B. Newby recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body himself. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm still just a child after all, and really might not have had an one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Author: Franz Kafka his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a approach us with offers to donate. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in heavily on the floor. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it http://gutenberg.net/license). approach us with offers to donate. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he same room with him with the windows closed. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the indeed suffering enough. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Dr. Gregory B. Newby coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. and smiled. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right certainty. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of particular state visit http://pglaf.org while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Translated by David Wyllie. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. dry-eyed at the table. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit would have been more than they could stand to have any more light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate by himself. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a before. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown towards the viewer. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and smiled. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his last!". immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous