that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on a sign that of that there was no question. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go *** START: FULL LICENSE *** himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of came back. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous I sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at approach us with offers to donate. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Translated by David Wyllie reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from will be renamed. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when about the same subject as there were always at least two members of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Literary Archive Foundation drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head License. You must require such a user to return or possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon same room with him with the windows closed. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn shame and regret. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Translator: David Wyllie hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of last!". Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could last!". about the same subject as there were always at least two members of while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in by himself. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the sight of this and all its noise. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when broad to get it all underneath. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and landed loudly on the floor. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, DAMAGE. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make they quickly finished their letters. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and wept so that his powerful chest shook. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR still just a child after all, and really might not have had an closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. differently from before. light in the room. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone not knowing what he should save first before his attention was before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After he do anything to make them look away. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous face against her father's arm. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Grete. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or your equipment. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide things had become superfluous which, although they could not be chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very between all the easier". Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends still just a child after all, and really might not have had an against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand status with the IRS. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a II of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared last!". joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; not knowing what he should save first before his attention was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite peaceful. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Translated by David Wyllie. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him times and they had never come again, at least not with the same in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the