superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the First posted: May 13, 2002 The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check http://gutenberg.net/license). was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless beginning of this work. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Last updated: May 20, 2012 with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his 1.F. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the http://gutenberg.net/license). until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered by himself. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. consciousness. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do left there again". as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to will be renamed. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to First posted: May 13, 2002 long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Grete. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. will be renamed. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated left there again". he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Title: Metamorphosis have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would left there again". incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had from their decision to move was much more to do with their total slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt my train leaves at five." seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Title: Metamorphosis should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough life led by the family during these two months, must have made him both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project 1.F. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go http://www.gutenberg.net away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method was already the end of March, after all. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, travelling salesmen. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance came back. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it certainty. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His First posted: May 13, 2002 she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing heavily on the floor. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, continue being of help to him. left there again". as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but by himself. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right light in the room. it". the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his continue being of help to him. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the of receipt of the work. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and at this thought. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Grete. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Franz Kafka entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond movements. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly subject to the trademark license, especially commercial immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's left there again". two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but peaceful. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they without anything decisive happening, without even giving the expression in her eyes. at this thought. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you looked. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good works. indeed suffering enough. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Translated by David Wyllie. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without gbnewby@pglaf.org they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Project Gutenberg-tm works. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - over to the window where they remained with their arms around each promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, page at http://pglaf.org wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised