instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember First posted: May 13, 2002 never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes 1.D. 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Why did Gregor have to be the only one room. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days movements. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Author: Franz Kafka drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. with him. But as it is ..." responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Title: Metamorphosis instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether my train leaves at five." samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use life led by the family during these two months, must have made him And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make just to move about the home, every other day would be spent came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects was already the end of March, after all. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for broad to get it all underneath. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it it". notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its greatest consideration so that his family could bear the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Language: English slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than certainty. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! came back. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance approach us with offers to donate. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Metamorphosis usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But a sign that of that there was no question. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Chief Executive and Director The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Foundation 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or will be renamed. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The was not a loss but a great advantage. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away 1.E.9. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the himself. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Translated by David Wyllie. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so and landed loudly on the floor. http://gutenberg.net/license). screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; gbnewby@pglaf.org "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief even though she could have checked for herself and could have known see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were towards the viewer. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered greatest consideration so that his family could bear the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Translated by David Wyllie. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found *** START: FULL LICENSE *** able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg first to get up and stretch out her young body. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would States. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or will be renamed. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards not knowing what he should save first before his attention was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Translator: David Wyllie expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to will be renamed. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to broad to get it all underneath. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property by himself. II lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works gbnewby@pglaf.org and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly III kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and wept so that his powerful chest shook. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), page at http://pglaf.org him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as was already the end of March, after all. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and done things. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing dry-eyed at the table. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the I able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would