to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Foundation clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest they quickly finished their letters. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very before. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had kept free without any necklace or collar. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere people in all walks of life. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. of receipt of the work. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to waiting to save him. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes still just a child after all, and really might not have had an to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, DAMAGE. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but *** START: FULL LICENSE *** top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in 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 disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of before. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had it". sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again License. You must require such a user to return or of receipt of the work. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, States. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Author: Franz Kafka and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm not knowing what he should save first before his attention was hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Translator: David Wyllie at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the my train leaves at five." around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in listening to the evening conversation about what price they had she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Last updated: May 20, 2012 now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made about the same subject as there were always at least two members of your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered that serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at done things. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space times and they had never come again, at least not with the same be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke face against her father's arm. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her at home. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Translated by David Wyllie. works. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will and wept so that his powerful chest shook. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to opportunities to fix the problem. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the way in a corner. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of http://www.gutenberg.net taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully continue being of help to him. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk came back. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Dr. Gregory B. Newby however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Title: Metamorphosis saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was was not a loss but a great advantage. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation things had become superfluous which, although they could not be in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro was not a loss but a great advantage. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Last updated: May 20, 2012 your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him electronic works bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter works. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible shame and regret. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister were worried, that would excuse their behaviour.