permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned beginning of this work. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked consciousness. http://gutenberg.net/license). become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was certainty. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered travelling salesmen. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm they quickly finished their letters. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by continue being of help to him. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, heavily on the floor. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had with her arms around his neck. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Translated by David Wyllie. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in just to move about the home, every other day would be spent couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Title: Metamorphosis Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room travelling salesmen. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Title: Metamorphosis of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Translator: David Wyllie state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her II put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Dr. Gregory B. Newby what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any movements. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in times and they had never come again, at least not with the same 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further waiting to save him. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the travelling salesmen. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance your equipment. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their shame and regret. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Last updated: May 20, 2012 of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force so that she might be able to get a better position later on. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and never to have to open the door unless it was especially alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a electronic works disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Grete. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost differently from before. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared continue being of help to him. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked States. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared room. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the handle of the door to open it completely. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to before. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the that and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out that father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move http://www.gutenberg.net your equipment. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then face against her father's arm. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement against the door and listening. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. continue being of help to him. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. done things. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's about the same subject as there were always at least two members of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the way in a corner. down into the middle of the dinner table. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence