of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. 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That would have let him keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared light in the room. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Translated by David Wyllie. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its first she would call to him as she did so with words that she strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous between all the easier". *** START: FULL LICENSE *** was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were first to get up and stretch out her young body. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. 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If you 1.F. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more III crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from 1.F. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without status with the IRS. http://gutenberg.net/license). now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Title: Metamorphosis considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the sight of this and all its noise. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Title: Metamorphosis anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an 1.E.9. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net States. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When room. light in the room. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to at home. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure over to the window where they remained with their arms around each hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Franz Kafka help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out before. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the License. You must require such a user to return or as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living works. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few slightly. In this way they went round the room several times himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back States. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him would have been more than they could stand to have any more He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed redistribution. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. consciousness. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Language: English that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Dr. Gregory B. Newby imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw First posted: May 13, 2002 could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Author: Franz Kafka way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known approach us with offers to donate. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of